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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Mycoplasma and Viral Pneumonias ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Disorders - Left ... Gases #Chronic #Cough
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... leukocytosis, left-shift ... e.g., dyspnea, cough ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Management Pneumonia ... (LR + 1.9) • Cough ... or < 4.5/μL • Bands ... Streptococcus pneumoniae
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... Examination Left ... hand drop due to ... #msk #sports #neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
year-old woman with left ... hand weakness, ... left facial droop ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Unilateral Asterixis on Neurological Examination

This patient presented for 3 days of sudden repetitive left hand weakness/dropping
sudden repetitive left ... hand weakness/dropping ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #hands
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
and parenchymal bands ... On the left a patient ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Maculopapular rash • Cough ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... (< 50%) • S. pneumoniae ... culture or by serology ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Mediastinal mass, Left ... • Muscular or neurologic ... for aspiration pneumonia
Alien Limb Syndrome on Physical Exam

Elderly lady with Parkinsonism (PSP) c/o left leg rising up spontaneously
Parkinsonism (PSP) c/o left ... Mild elevation of left ... Alien hand >>> leg ... Left right sided ... clinical #video #leg #neurology