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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... Increased mechanical stress ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... appreciate on a cest ... seen and in many cases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... Nocardia spp, Strep ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain and Lung ... Nocardia spp, Strep ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
medications, foods, stress ... cancers, including lung ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
but important causes ... nutritionally variant Strep ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... , this list is long ... about secondary causes ... Best to have an ... #workup #hematology
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... association • How long ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential