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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Diagnosis by Distribution ... Infectious (viral, TB, fungal ... BrighamChiefs #Lung ... #Distribution #pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... Tuberculosis, Fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis ... #Salicylate #Aspirin ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
fulminant invasive fungal ... iatrogenic or exogenous ... to aerosolized fungal ... and evidence of pulmonary ... granulomatous #disease #diagnosis
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... of Dyspnea #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... pCO2. 4) The final ... Differential Diagnosis ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... M Methanol A Aspirin ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis