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Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Check AP window ... contour Carina angle ... cervical rib Check lung ... radiology #diagnosis #pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... HCO3)} Normal = 12 ... Delta: Delta = (AG-12 ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung
Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Multilobar pneumonia is an independent risk factor for increased mortality in CAP.

Dr.
Pneumonia on Lung ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... increased mortality in CAP ... #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... abnormal LFT): 12
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Arterial Pressure) - IAP ... ) is IAP (>12 mmHg ... CO) and impedes lung ... Chronic (due to long ... POCUS) and function
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... duration is 6 to 12 ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
EMHighAK) and Brit Long ... This post will focus ... particularly ribs 9-12 ... Pulmonary Contusion ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung