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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Algorithm #Causes
Selected causes of acute respiratory failure in adults. 
 - Airway disorders 
 - Pulmonary edema
of acute respiratory ... edema - Unclear ... - Parenchymal lung ... disorders - Chest ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... of acute respiratory ... pulmonary edema ... #edema #causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... Causes include: ... respiratory distress ... lung injury (TRALI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... edema must be present ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Edema: - Widespread ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... edema must be present ... on a chest radiograph ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... edema in acute ... edema • Metabolic ... #differential #diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis