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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Acute / Subacute ... : • Acute Infections ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
(IBS) - Pathophysiology ... and Management Algorithm ... enteric infection ... factors affecting symptom ... less common: Life stress
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: • ... polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss ... • Idiopathic: Acute ... #Differential #
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Malignancy • Pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm