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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
with the patient standing ... erect, the pulmonary ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Ehlers-danlos Syndrome ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... muscular atrophy • Hodgkin's ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... Dystrophy • Statin
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs ... hepatopulmonary syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Diffuse Lung ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Abnormalities • CHF ... Goodpasture's Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary #Massive
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... • Alveoli: - CHF
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... Diagnosis #Stages #Staging