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ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
- Differential ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... Chemotherapeutic Systemic Disease ... Connective Tissue Disease ... #lung #disease
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... dentition/gingival disease ... loss • Late disease ... in early disease ... #treatment #diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Lung Disease. ... Metabolic storage disease ... chemotherapy #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #Lung #Disease.
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #Diseases #diagnosis ... #differential # ... radiology
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases ... , Aneurysm • Pancreas ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
structural heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... structural heart disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary diseases ... ARDS, Metastatic disease ... sarcoma, Castleman's disease ... Infectious Diseases ... #differential #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Disease • ... Veno-Occlusive Disease ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology