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Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Massive Hemoptysis ... TB, Mycetoma, Alveolar ... Hemorrhage, Lung ... Pneumonitis • Primary Vascular ... : Pulmonary Embolism
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Heart failure Vascular ... : • Diffuse alveolar ... hemorrhage (DAH ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... lung opacities, ... hemoptysis, anemia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
pulmonary consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... normal-sized heart and vascular ... structures help in the differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... Hemorrhage (DAH ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... leading to diffuse alveolar ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain, hemoptysis ... > 10 days - Hemoptysis ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Peripheral vascular ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management