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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... the apices thus granulomatous ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... differential #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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toxicity • Paget's disease ... Immobilization • Granulomatous ... disease • Thiazide ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for ... typhoid fever - Granulomatous ... helminthic, Lyme disease ... syndrome, Still disease ... Lymphadenopathy #MIAMI #Mnemonic
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Repiratory disease ... myxoma - Thyroid disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #Mnemonic ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic ... Demyelinating disease ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mnemonic #MAGICDR
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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of Diffuse Lung Disease ... Vasculitides - Wegener granulomatosis ... Metabolic storage disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Diffuse #Lung #Disease
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
cruzi (Chagas disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... cell myocarditis, Granulomatosis ... polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis ... lymphoproliferative disease ... • Metastatic disease ... demyelinating diseases ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... post-infection diseases ... sometimes the granulomatous ... a rare chronic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
as diffuse lung disease ... all diffuse lung diseases ... The 'mnemonic' for ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #SHITFACED #Mnemonic