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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... carcinoma : most frequently ... metastasis : again most frequently ... vascular - pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... mortality), Other causes ... secretions, Recent head/neck ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #indications #pulmonary
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
(LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Bronchiolitis, Pulmonary ... Bronchiolitis - Nick ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all cause ... infographic by Nick ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... prognostication #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... jvp #cardiology #neck
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... balance • Flat neck ... #differential #diagnosis
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... by pulmonary HTN ... the underlying diagnosis ... Giant #PHTN #JVP #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... crescentic GN by Nick ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... Valvular disease Head/Neck
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
month following neck ... consistent with a diagnosis ... lesions within the neck ... experience, the cause ... ophthalmology #physicalexam