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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... : Primary lung cancer ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Algorithm Spurious ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... hematology for workup ... Rebound effect from treatment ... • Malignancy: ... Metastatic cancer
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Nodule ... • Primary lung cancer ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Algorithm • Blood ... , ulcer, IBD), GU ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Atypical” Pneumonia Malignancy ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... are called lung masses ... The treatment of ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis ... of lung cancer.
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
thermoregulatory center ... -1, TNF-a1pha, IL ... ; Heat stroke; Malignant ... hyperthermia; Neuroleptic malignant ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
with CTD, drugs, malignancy ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... other processes Workup ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #ILD #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary