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Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Hypertension - Differential ... • Valvular Lung ... • Interstitial Lung ... Chronic Thromboembolic
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Cardiovascular Disorders ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
due to lung disease ... and/or hypoxia Chronic ... Interstitial lung ... Chronic thromboembolic ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential ... - Focus is the ... Multiple symptoms; long ... - Neurologic ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... severe cases - Dynamic ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #POCUS #ultrasound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
fluid filled: dynamic ... will be seen IM POCUS ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease Neurologic ... • Somatization Disorder ... #Fatigue #Differential
Dynamic Air Bronchograms on Lung on Point of Care Ultrasound

The mesmerizing and oddly satisfying appearance of
Dynamic Air Bronchograms ... on Lung on Point ... helpful finding to differentiate ... #pulmonary #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... : Interstitial lung ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... granulomatous disorders ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #diseases #differential