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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... Hemorrhage (DAH ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... #Management #treatment
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #Differential ... #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
chest to evaluate ... sparing of the lung ... typically seen on chest ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse alveolar ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... → confirm DAH,
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... until the chest ... causes #management
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
a rigid chest cage ... edema in acute ... edema • Metabolic ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pneumonia, ARDS, DAH ... Pleuritic chest ... Exclude other causes ... reticular opacities on chest ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... and surgical management