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Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung ... Disease - Differential ... interstitial lung ... #granuloma #Lung ... #Differential #
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential ... Demyelinating #Diseases ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
polyangiitis - Granulomatous ... - Interstitial lung ... disease • Eosinophilic ... granulomatosis ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Cholecalciferol - Granulomatous ... Disease, Lymphoma ... Solid Tumors: Lung ... Algorithm #causes #endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
diseases: PR3+ ... vasculitis, Crohn's disease ... , Acute granulomatous ... VitaminD #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
Known Cause - Differential ... : • Granulomatous ... GPA, EGPA • Granulomatous ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #interstitial #lung
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Breast, Kidney, Lung ... Granulomatous Disease ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... disease (RB-ILD ... • Vasculitis: Granulomatosis ... , Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... Disease - Differential ... Poor Prognosis Granulomatous ... characterized by granulomatous ... #Causes #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... the apices thus granulomatous ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... Bronchocentric granulomatosis ... #diseases #differential