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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Sarcoidosis Lower ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #
Differential Diagnosis in Upper and Lower GI Bleed
 
- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#Upper #Lower
Differential Diagnosis ... in Upper and Lower ... #Lower #GIBleed ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower ... Asthma* • AECOPD Upper
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Right Upper ... Pneumonia Left Upper ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed Upper ... #Lower #GIBleed ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... surgical abdomen Upper ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes Lower
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Lung Disease Upper ... (LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Metastatic Disease Lower ... Bronchiolitis, Pulmonary ... Lung #Disease #differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Stridor - Upper ... Air Movement - Lower ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Intrathoracic, upper ... Intrathoracic, lower ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare