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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... • Interstitial lung
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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Cardiac: • Cardiac ... Contusion • Acute Aortic ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... : • Pulmonary ... #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Shock - Bibasilar Lung ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #causes
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Malignancy: Primary lung ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Thyroid - Lung ... Tumors #Tumours #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes ... #Oncology #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... apices caused by ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology