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Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Tachypnea: Respiratory ... shallow breathing in adults ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... Asthma • COPD • Pneumonia
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
and management ... Causes of localized ... cough, Bacterial pneumonia ... #workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Diagnosis: ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... #workup #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... be initiated in adults ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Community
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Exclude other causes ... suggestive but not diagnostic ... #diagnosis #management
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... High altitude, Pneumonia ... , pulmonary edema ... Pneumoconiosis, Bronchitis, Adult ... #causes
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... both children and adults ... myocarditis, and pneumonia ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dermatology
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
or excavation work ... self-limiting respiratory ... • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... #management #summary