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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... - Neuroleptic malignant ... Drug fever - Malignancy
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Diagnosis: ... #ILD #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
probability of malignancy ... be considered malignant ... probability of malignancy ... , clinical judgment ... A malignant nodule
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... - Differential Diagnosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Malignancy - Metastases ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... #Hepatology #causes
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Which of the following is the most common etiology for this
Malignant Pericardial ... Resolution: Malignancy ... #Malignant #Pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology #clinical ... #ultrasound
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Malignant Complex ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: LARGE malignant ... Had known large malignant ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... secretion (SIADH) - Malignancy ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... #Table #Causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound