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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Mycoplasma and Viral Pneumonias ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Tuberculosis - Lung Abscess ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential ... Parenchymal: PNA, Abscess ... Lung Contusion, Pneumonitis ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Anemia - Differential ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #Anemia #Differential ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Management: • ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... 1 antitrypsin deficiency ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... mevalonate kinase deficiency ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... the critically ill ... assessment - assess ... output - Acute pulmonary ... effect - Thiamine deficiency