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General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
#diagnosis #causes ... #lung #disease ... #obstructive #pulmonary ... #respiratory #pearls ... #ddxof
Respiratory Distress Through the Years.

#differential #flowchart #causes #algorithm #pulmonary #respiratory #distress #neonatal #pediatric #adult #ddxof
Respiratory Distress ... #differential #flowchart ... #causes #algorithm ... #pulmonary #respiratory ... pediatric #adult #ddxof
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
parenchymal lung ... diseases. ... #differential #algorithm ... #diseases #pulmonary ... #respiratory
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... #Differential #
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (COP), Respiratory ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... drive due to neurologic ... : Interstitial lung ... diseases, pulmonary ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... apices caused by ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... obstruction) - Grp A strep ... disease; Burkholderia ... , smoking) RESPIRATORY ... #Microbiology #Causes
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Lung Disease. ... granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonology #Differential ... #Lung #Disease.
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... centrilobular emphysema - Respiratory ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestCT #Differential