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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed Upper ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
Esophageal Dysphagia 
 • Upper 2/3 (striated muscle): stroke, NMJ
Dysphagia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dysphagia • Upper ... ): stroke, NMJ disorders ... esophagitis • Lower
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... Melena + right colon ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... GI bleed) vs Stable ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
Stool / Poop Color ... malabsorption disorder ... Bleeding in the upper ... Bleeding in the lower ... #Differential #
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Stridor - Upper ... Air Movement - Lower ... Neuromuscular disorders ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... The pattern is stable ... rules, order, and codes
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Angiodysplasia (colon ... , asymptomatic IBD ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... spasticity • Lower ... Symptoms: • Upper ... #algorithm
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GI illness (upper ... and lower) • ... Depression, eating disorders