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Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... masses is very long ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... Management #Radiology #Lung
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... birefringent - CPPD ... Sarcoid - Erosive OA ... Monoarthritis #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Disease Process: OA ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Restrictive Lung ... Disease: • Chest ... • Interstitial lung ... disease Mixed Lung ... Emphysematous COPD
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... Pathogens #Pneumonia #Differential
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... carcinoma of the lung ... e.g. pneumonia, COPD ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Chest Pain Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Features

#Diagnosis #ChestPain #Differential #Features #Comparison #Table
Chest Pain Differential ... Diagnosis #ChestPain #Differential ... Features #Comparison #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
level seen • Chest ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential