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Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • Acute rheumatic ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Chronic ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... Lung Infection
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Non-Infectious Causes ... • Leptospirosis ... with Relative Bradycardia ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , worse at the bases ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... DiseasesAcute ... cough, SOB • Chronic ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... Therefore, conditions caused ... Pulmonary Diseases ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... edema in acute
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... sliding: Pulmonary ... disease, interstitial
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... : • 80% have fever ... Clindamycin in case ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,