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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... #causes
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated PTH (High or normal ... Solid Tumors: Lung ... renal, Bladder, Breast ... #causes #endocrinology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pinpoint areas ... • Serology for hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... CA, small cell lung ... function may be abnormal
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Epstein-Barr virus Hepatitis ... Leukemia Lung ... Rheumatic fever #Causes ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Exam: Can be normal ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Liver diseases and hepatitis ... - gastric and breast ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... DDX - Other causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential