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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... Lesions: C: cancer ... emboli) I: infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic ... #Cavitary #Lesions
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism ... Index Scoring Criteria ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... Rule-Out Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Criteria #PERC ... #HADCLOTS #Mnemonic
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
- BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... Lung abscess Emboli ... (pulmonary) Coagulopathy ... Hemoptysis #BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... hypoglycemia) P - Psychiatric ... Space Occupying Lesions ... AEIOUTIPS #AEIOU #Mnemonic ... encephalopathy #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Mnemonic
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... • Janeway lesions ... Differential Diagnosis ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... or destructive lesion
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Embolus* ... Embolus - Decreased ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Lights #Criteria
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... Embolism Well's ... Criteria for PE ... • Alternative diagnosis