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Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, SOB, hemoptysis ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Cocaine Cardiac/Vascular ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... failure, Vasculitis, Valvular ... Tuberculosis, Fungal infection ... #Differential #
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vasculitis Infection ... polyangiitis Vascular ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
weeks apart): Cough ... Fever, Hematuria, Hemoptysis ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... ANCA-positive vasculitis (Eosinophilic ... allopurinol), Infection
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Heart failure Vascular ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... relapsing fever • Cough ... - Tropical pulmonary ... #diagnosis #tropical
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... - Eosinophilic ... vascular abnormalities ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
disruption of vascular ... integrity (trauma, infection ... primary or secondary hemostasis ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Nonspecific chronic cough ... , • Hemoptysis ... Broncholithiasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary