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Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis ... Extrapulmonary #Differential ... #Algorithm #Assessment
Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Algorithm - Matthew ... Hypertension #PAH #Workup ... #Evaluation #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis #management #Differential ... #workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... ): • Autopsy negative ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... above testing negative ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
With associated pulmonary ... Pauci-immune mediated (Negative ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases