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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... Embolism - Acute ... #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
There are about ... but two of them are ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... patients, who have an acute ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... myocardial infarction: Respiratory ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... pneumonia and are ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Management of Acute ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... the differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute