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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Infections: Lung ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vascular Infectious ... Open Fracture, Infectious ... #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential #
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... of a cavitating lung ... embolus I = infection ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
VITAMINS Mnemonic ... for Acute / Subacute ... TSH, DM, B12 Infectious ... #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Differential
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Accidental* Other: • Acute
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... • Chronic Lung ... Infection
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... leaking out of pulmonary ... intersitial space Infection ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Cimetidine Infections ... Chagas disease • Acute
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... 50% in chronic infection ... infection MUCORMYCOSIS ... infection • Cough ... infection (~40%
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... - Chronic post-infection ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Acute