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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Neoplasm - Cancer ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Fibrosis Lung Cancer ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... • Brainstem pathology ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Emphysema • Cancer ... 2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Iron #Deficiency #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... , Breast) • Cancer ... Epitrochlear (Always pathologic ... Infection • Cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... vascular - pulmonary ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Obstruction - Differential ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... Fibrosis • Cancer ... • Prostate cancer
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... pathology • Malignancy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... lung) - CNS pathology ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes