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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... #causes
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... management #phenotypes #workup
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... pulmonary apices caused ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Long-standing ... taken at home, work ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
a construction worker ... chronic interstitial lung ... disease with a ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... , Primary pulm HTN ... +/- High res CT ... Infectious Diseases ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... lung injury (TRALI ... • Pulmonary HTN
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation