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

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... staph aureus) T = trauma ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... #Lesions #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #causes ... #diseases #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Foreign Bodies • Trauma ... westermani, PNA, Lung ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Cystic Fibrosis Lung ... Cancer, Lung abscess ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... paralysis: - Trauma ... #Orthopnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Lung ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
Congenital Causes: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), Idiopathic
Acquired Causes: Post surgical, Penetrating
Causes of Pulmonary ... AVMs) Congenital Causes ... surgical, Penetrating trauma ... Malformations #Pulmonary ... #Causes #differential