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Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Chest X-Ray, Shortness ... Snoring Chronic Chest ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malformation Normal ... • Bronchitis Diffuse ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Chest Auscultation ... - CXR Shows Diffuse ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pathology: • Blood: diffuse ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... #rapid #pulmonary
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology ... (whiter) than normal ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... #ChestCT #Pathophysiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... AIDS Patients • Diffuse ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... P.jiroveci • Normal ... differential #diagnosis #chestCT
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... A-a Gradient Normal ... neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
bilateral and diffuse ... infiltrates on chest ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... scattered crackles, chest ... • Pathophysiology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Idiopathic • Normal ... With associated pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm