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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... : • Chest pain ... , chronic diarrhea ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Pleuritic chest pain ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... Epigastric/LUQ ... #Chronic #Causes ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... • Nonspecific chronic ... patients), • Chest pain ... • Recurrent pneumonia
Causes of no Lung Sliding - Differential Diagnosis
 • Massive atelectasis - If the lung is
Causes of no Lung ... Sliding - Differential ... • Main-stem intubation ... adhesions (ARDS, pneumonia ... • Phrenic nerve
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... of aspiration pneumonia ... of aspiration pneumonia ... statins - probably caused ... muscular atrophy • Chronic