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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
pleural effusion ... Changes in Pre-Test ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #oncology
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Pocket Medicine:
Criteria for Pleural Effusions ... #Diagnosis # ... Pulmonary #Lights ... #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... effusion Other ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ventilation/perfusion ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardial • Effusion ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... Something out of a text ... removed - Suspected Malignancy ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #S4C
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : - Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... - Neuroleptic malignant ... Drug fever - Malignancy