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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... lesion #pulmonary #differential
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
~15-18 cm) • Viral ... use conventional lung-protective ... Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... summary of the differential ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Differences #Algorithm
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophils - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Abscess • Viral ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Liver Function Tests ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Drugs, Viral ... Transaminitis #Algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
LRTI, Bacterial, Viral ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Lung POCUS: Irregular, thickened pleural line with diffuse B-lines and subpleural consolidation.  Seen in viral
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... Seen in viral (including ... Curvilinear probe ... #Pneumonia #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with patchy B-lines. Seen in viral (including COVID19) and bacterial pneumonia.
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... Seen in viral (including ... Linear probe used ... #Pneumonia #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Lung POCUS: Irregular pleural line with B-lines.  Subpleural consolidation better seen with linear probe.

Dr. Robert
Lung POCUS: Irregular ... seen with linear probe ... Pleural #Lines #Viral ... #Pneumonia #Lung ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... pericardial effusion - Lung ... Changes in Pre-Test ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential #