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Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
COPD. smoking. structural ... — structural lung ... MAC (structural ... lung disease, smoking ... #Microbiology #Causes
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... is very long. ... listed in the table ... Management #Radiology #Lung
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Differential #Causes ... #Table
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... from the field Table ... Description of lung ... EBM #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Lung #Findings
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... ): • Acquired structural ... disease • Inherited structural ... VT* • Acquired long ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
Lung ultrasound ... viamdinh #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Coronavirus #Table
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Ballooning of cystic structures ... segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... #differential #causes
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
coexisting cardiac structural ... Views: parasternal long ... and apical • Focus ... and apical • Focus ... on a 2-layer structure
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Parathyroid gland structure-related ... thyroid, breast, lung ... Non-small-cell lung ... Hypercalcemia #Causes
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Vena Cava (SC) Long ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Map #Comparison #Table