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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... metastasis(es): ... emboli) I: infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Diagnosis Framework ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... Bronchoscopy 2) IR Embolization ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
infections, mycobacterial ... infection • Malignancies ... as preauricular ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... as submandibular
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Altered Mental Status - Encephalopathy Differential Diagnosis Framework - MINT

M - Metabolic
I - Infection
N - Neurologic
T
Diagnosis Framework ... Metabolic I - Infection ... ASanchez_PS #AMS ... #Diagnosis #MINT ... #mnemonic
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic ... Psychiatric - Infectious ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #confusion
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... patients presents as ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... , Epilepsy I - Infection ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #diagnosis ... #differential #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... (CXR +/- High res ... #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential