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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... both bland and septic ... abscess - pulmonary ... #Lesions #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... left image) - cavitatory ... abscess (TB, fungal ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Infections: Lung abscess ... Necrotizing Pneumonia, Septic ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism (chest pain ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis, Liver abscess ... Medications), Hepatic ... #RUQ #Pain # ... differential #diagnosis
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... disturbance, Uremia, Hepatic ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES, Pain ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... female with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... RJonesSonoEM #Pulmonary
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... Bursitis • Abscess ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... - (From organ/cavity ... System • Post-Herpetic ... Complex regional pain ... Mechanisms #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary