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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Algorithm Red ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #Chronic #Cough
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay ... #ChestCT #Differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... • Valve disease ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... a patient with cough ... interstitial lung disease ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
insufficiency (Cr ... or doubling of Cr ... ↑ in anti HTN meds ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Rheumatic heart disease ... Age-related changes, chronic ... Direct/indirect chest ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical Symptoms: cough ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
on the chest film ... patients with chronic ... and in chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages