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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
: Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Acute / Subacute ... : • Acute Infections ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... : Primary lung cancer
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
probability of malignancy ... comorbidities, & patient preferences ... , and patient preferences ... disease; and patient preferences ... diagnosis of lung cancer
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
for VTE in Malignancy ... thrombosis in cancer ... with patients’ preference ... #DOAC #VTE #Malignancy ... #Cancer #Algorithm
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Directly Malignancy ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #oncology #cancer ... #malignancy
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tularemia), Breast Cancer ... • Infection: Acute ... tuberculosis • Malignant
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy ... , ovarian cancer ... Hypercalcemia #Malignancy ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... concerning for malignancy ... treatment • Malignancy ... : Metastatic cancer
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... • Obstructive: Malignancy ... Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Cancer ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... • Burns Non malignant ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm