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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
latent TB s/p treatment ... pack year smoking history ... Cavitary #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... glass attenuation as ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
High Altitude Pulmonary ... Edema (HAPE) Clinical ... Elevation, Timing, Treatment ... Management #Elevation #Comparison ... #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
visible, such as ... redistribution of pulmonary ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... defibrillator as ... deteriorating on medical ... #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... patient’s complete medical ... history - conduct ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... mm depends on clinical ... of malignancy, as ... #Management #Radiology ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary