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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
GERD, Dysphagia, CHF ... : Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Malignant #Pleural ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... CA, small cell lung ... Biliary stone, Malignancy
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... Crisis - Guidelines ... hyperventilate lungs ... • Ice packing ... anaesthesia #Malignant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... Hematologic malignancy ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
in hematologic malignancy ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Clav (may be + as long ... - Frozen ice-pops
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... patient with a known malignancy ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Practice Guideline ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion