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Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #causes ... diseases #pulmonary #respiratory
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper respiratory ... #Pediatrics #Causes ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Bone/Joint Causes ... (Risks: Recent surgery ... #differential # ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... or restrictive lung ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Breathing Normal The respiratory ... including restrictive lung ... pleuritic chest pain ... Breathing In lung ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
following neck surgery ... the apex of the lung ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Respiratory muscles ... : “myasthenic crises ... Respiratory insufficiency ... life-threatening Differential ... Drugs, infection, surgery
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... blood cells in the lung ... crackles, chest pain ... /Symptoms: - Respiratory ... #differential #
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
hernia, the cause ... In 80% of the cases ... trauma, thoracic surgery ... thoracic #trauma #physicalexam ... #respiratory #breathing