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

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... plugs, Mediastinal mass ... aspiration, Parasitic infection ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... edema • Infectious ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ETIOLOGIES: Infectious ... Hemangioma • Tracheal mass ... #pulmonary #airway
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
Wheezing - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Compression: Mediastinal mass ... Asthma/COPD, Viral infections ... #pulmonary #wheeze
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • ... Infectious: Mycoplasma ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary
Chest XRay Nodule / Mass Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Nodule #Mass #Pattern
XRay Nodule / Mass ... Pattern - Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Nodule #Mass
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
appearances of pulmonary ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... AIDS #Pneumonia #Pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Mediastinal Mass ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Lung #Disease #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential