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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... /Chest Wall: • ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... CHF, Hypertensive
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... comparison with old ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... ), • Pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- No specific lab ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... - Symptoms of chronic ... common, and Anti-LKM ... Necrosis) If mild ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
There are three ... permeability or acute ... renal failure and chronic ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... features on the chest ... these features are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CHF ... Findings #Signs #RadiologyAssistant
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... IV's, Consider IL ... Ultrasound, code cart ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension