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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... • Hemoptysis ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... #Algorithm #causes
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
- Differential Diagnosis ... DiseaseBronchiectasis ... • Chronic Lung ... Infection • Lung ... #Algorithm #causes
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Diagnosis Framework ... Vasculitis, Valvular disease ... Airway: Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... Lung Infection ... • Bronchiectasis ... #Algorithm #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Diagnosis Framework ... Bronchitis • Bronchiectasis ... westermani, PNA, Lung ... syndrome • Valvular Disease ... #pulmonary #causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... • Asthma • Bronchiectasis ... • Interstitial lung ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... • Valvular Lung ... • Interstitial Lung ... Metabolic Disorders Chronic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
in 24h Airway disease ... • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... Malignancy: Primary lung ... Postprocedural, Lung ... #pulmonary #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... seen • Chest CT ... #differential #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT