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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... : Upper or middle ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... masses. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Table ... #Anterior #Middle
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
#diagnosis #causes ... #obstructive #pulmonary ... #respiratory #pearls ... #ddxof
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Middle Mediastinum ... benign growth with respiratory ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #mediastinum
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #anterior ... #middle #posterior
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... / Mediastinal Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... wheezing Is typically inspiratory ... , Mucus plugs, Mediastinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #pulmonary
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... if findings of respiratory ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... crackles in the right middle ... of acute respiratory ... onset of hypoxemic respiratory ... #differential #diagnosis
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... for mediastinal ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #Mediastinal ... #Anterior #Middle