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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... neuropathy, GBS, CIDP ... #Orthopnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days)

#meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic
Meningitis - Acute (1- ... #meningitis #differential ... diagnosis #pathogens #causes ... acute #chronic #infectiousdiseases
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... : 1) Indications ... Interventions: 1) ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, ... (LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Lung #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Hypoxemia and Dyspnea - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for vitals en route
2) Stabilize: Nasal canula 
3)
Rapid Response Management ... 1) Ask for vitals ... ) Examination: Pulmonary ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... Bronchiectasis #diagnosis #management ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... Acute onset over 1 ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Incubation is 1 ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases