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Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential ... Vasculitis, Valvular disease ... - Airway: Bronchitis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Acute / Subacute ... : • Acute Infections ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Acute Eosinophilic ... Rhinosinusitis, cough, SOB, hemoptysis ... Emma Ye via BCM IM ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... , liver, renal disease ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Foreign Body Airway ... Disease: Asthma ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic ... • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... #differential #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Iron Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intravascular hemolysis ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... kidney disease,