•Findings: –left pnuemothorax –left pleural effusion (possibly blood) •causes: –penetrating trauma –iatrogenic –bronchopleural...

•Findings: –hyperinflation with a reticular-nodular pattern –multiple thin-walled cysts •Rare dx of young women •present w/SOB, pt...

•Findings: –patchy air-space consolidation in a predominantly peripheral and subpleural distribution •Unknown cause, assoc/w ...

Age/Sex: 27/M Chief complaints: night sweat, mild fever, weight loss for last two months Diagnosis: Hodgkin Disease (nodular scl...

Age/Sex: 46/F Chief complaints: persisted dyspnea for last four months Diagnosis: Swyer-James syndrome Brief discussion: S...

Components of the Arterial Blood Gas   The arterial blood gas provides the following values: pH  Measurement of acidity or alka...

Definition chronic, generally variable inflammatory disorder of the airways resulting in episodes of reversible hyper-responsive inf...

Approach to Acid-Base Status   1. What is the pH acidemic (pH <7.35), alkalemic (pH >7.45), or normal (pH  7.35-7.45)   2. W...

useful in differentiating the pattern of lung disease ( obstructive vs. restrictive )  assess lung volumes, flow rates, and diffusi...

Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis Airway Disease     Acute or chronic bronchitis     Bronchiectasis ...

Differential Diagnosis of Dyspnea Respiratory     Airway disease (wheeze)         Asthma*         COPD exacerbation*        ...

Lung Lobes and Bronchi   Respiration Patterns in Normal and Disease States