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Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Dz, Malignant effusion ... #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #Diseases #ILD
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
adding ~0.05 to pH ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... granulomatous disorders ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #diseases #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
anemia, folic acid ... Prosthetic valves Lung ... Pneumonia • Other lung ... paralyses CNS Disorders ... thrombosis Cardiac
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Clinical Features: Lungs ... : • Pleural effusions ... • Acute lupus