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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... • Assess for Pulmonary ... • Targeted Medical ... karanpdesai #cteph #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Typical Characteristics of Pneumoconiosis 
Coal dust 
 • Coal miners 
Beryllium 
 • Fluorescent lights
Sandblasting Hard metal ... • Insulation work ... ChestXRay #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... Kussmaul's sign, marked pedal ... to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... blood retum in serial ... #management #treatment
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Pulmonary Diseases ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... is identified (video ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... deteriorating on medical ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... similar where Cardiology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment