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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... disease #Chronic
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated PTH (High or normal ... Granulomatous Disease ... Solid Tumors: Lung ... renal, Bladder, Breast
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... caused by a rigid chest ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... granulomatosis • Abnormal ... #diseases #differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung ... fibrosis RR ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... Disease and more ... Defect: Pulmonary Fibrosis ... , Interstitial Lung ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... fibrosis (mechanism ... pathophysiology #signs
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... PBC, PSC, Cystic fibrosis ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... lung - Normal lung ... thromboembolic disease ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... where the lung ... localizers of disease ... the silhouette sign