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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Acute Infections: Lung ... #Cavitary #Lung ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... substances): Coal (coal workers ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... thromboembolic pulmonary ... HPAH, hereditary pulmonary ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Hypertension #Workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... apices of the lung ... CO2 & pH in the lung ... Silicosis - Coal worker
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... crackles, clubbing, worse ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Metastases to lung
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
In lung carcinoma ... silicosis and coal-worker's ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pneumothorax Lung Re-expansion on POCUS

Video of lung re-expansion in patient with large primary spontaneous PTX successfully
Pneumothorax Lung ... POCUS Video of lung ... small tubes can work ... #Pneumothorax #Lung ... Reexpansion #POCUS #Pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
-> Chest Pain worse ... friction rub audible Lungs ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary