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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... C = cancer - ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Pneumonia, Septic Emboli ... cancer, Metastatic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... Lesions: C: cancer ... emboli) I: infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Emphysema • Cancer ... • Interstitial lung ... embolismPulmonary
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Bronchopulmonary ... Infection • Lung ... Cancer • Asbestosis ... Clubbing #Fingernail #dermatology
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer • Metastases ... Tuberculosis • Septic Embolism ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... embolism, Heart ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
stratification algorithm ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... embolism; GI = ... #Algorithm #Anticoagulation ... #Management #Hematology
Pulmonary Embolism - Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI)
Age X, Male gender (10), History of cancer (30),
Pulmonary Embolism ... Embolism Severity ... 10), History of cancer ... (10), Chronic lung ... #Prognosis #diagnosis
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infection ... • Epinephrine Cancer ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... #Hematology