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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... refer + order CT, bronchoscopy ... to complete investigation ... , lung disease
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Diagnosis Anterior ... Sarcoma, Metastatic Lung ... Cancer • Esophageal ... Pheochromocystoma • Thoracic ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
of Respiratory Center ... , Interstitial Lung ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... nonsurgical biopsy with bronchoscopy ... Current bronchoscopy ... 90% for a diagnosis ... of lung cancer.
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... bronchoscopy ... Broncholithiasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... BNP, troponin if concern ... involvement • Bronchoscopy ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
for several diagnostic ... — Infection — Diagnosing ... This is a video ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... Consideration of early bronchoscopy ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Diagnosis Framework ... metastatic spread: lung ... cancer, breast ... cancer, lymphoma ... patients with pulmonary
Endobronchial Mass on Bronchoscopy

The cumulative outcome of long term smoking!! An endobronchial mass completely occluding superior
Endobronchial Mass on Bronchoscopy ... cumulative outcome of long ... Happy to intercept ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #cancer