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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... diagnosis. ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... disease, that is so ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... patient’s absolute SBP ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Blunt Abdominal ... #causes #cardiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... So we are dealing ... with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR