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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Metastatic Lung Cancer ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... cavitating lung mass ... C = cancer - ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Anterior Mediastinal ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
The differential ... diagnosis of SPN ... the same as of a mass ... except that the chance ... and are called masses
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... BNP, troponin if concern ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Causes of Syncope

NEUROLOGICAL
 - CVA/Stroke
 - Cancer
 - Carotid Stenosis
 - Parkinson’s Disease
 - Psychosis
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Causes of Syncope ... CVA/Stroke - Cancer ... RESPIRATORY - Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
supraclavicular node • Anterior ... mediastinal mass ... X-ray (Mediastinal mass ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
for mediastinal masses ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
This can cause life-threatening ... stoma and pull anteriorly ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #pulmonary