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

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... no respiratory cause ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... pressure (PEEP) for pulmonary ... • Consider intraaortic ... #Shock #Management
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework BRADI Mnemonic ... blocking agent • Shock ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • Flecanide toxicity
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... resembles community-acquired ... presentation of TB, lung ... • Management ... #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
DEPRESSED ST Mnemonic for Causes of ST Segment Depression

D - Drooping valve (mitral valve prolapse)
E -
for Causes of ST ... E - Embolism (pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy S - Shock ... T - Toxicity ( ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Exclude other causes ... #Toxicity #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Direct fungal ... change in the lungs ... fever • Septic shock ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... remains unknown • Final ... Pts: cardiogenic shock