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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... : Primary lung cancer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #lesion ... #pulmonary #differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... cancer • Metastases ... ("cannonball lesions ... #Nodule #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Pneumothorax Lung Re-expansion on POCUS

Video of lung re-expansion in patient with large primary spontaneous PTX successfully
Pneumothorax Lung ... Re-expansion on POCUS ... small tubes can work ... RJonesSonoEM #Pneumothorax ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... polyangiitis) • Malignancy ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... fibrobulous apical lesions ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #diseases #differential
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Malignant RV Mass ... Normal work up including ... outpatient & ED workup ... was metastatic pulmonary ... Ventricular #Mass #Cancer
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... BNP, troponin if concern ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy