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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... and Hemoptysis Acute ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... , Chemicals, Gases ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... - Differential ... - Slow growing, ... Intermediate - Faster growing ... Treated Like Acute
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Systolic dysfunction Diastolic ... disease, thyroid disorders ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
pressure and the diastolic ... Blood Pressure - Diastolic ... : • Valvular disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnoses: • Acute
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... GBS, Myasthenia gravis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... granulomatous disorders ... Inhaled injurious gases ... edema in acute ... lung #diseases #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Onset of diastolic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
This tracing plus ... to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... that’s called “clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Clinical DX: - ... aspiration and acute
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... removed chest drain ... the pleura and erodes ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical