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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
, 12-lead ECG, chest ... X-ray. ... #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Chest ... X-Ray: • Chronic
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... X-Ray, Shortness ... #Causes #Hematology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Breathing • Check chest ... pressure as a cause ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... Therapeutics: Airway
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management