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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... - bronchogenic carcinoma ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... - Mnemonic Cyanotic ... Cystic Fibrosis Lung ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... Tuberculosis Lung ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... #Diagnosis
Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics and Histology
SPHERE of complications: 
Superior vena cava syndrome
Lung Cancer Overview ... except bronchial carcinoid ... #SPHERE #Mnemonic ... #Overview #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
- Differential Diagnosis ... CA, Bronchial carcinoid ... westermani, PNA, Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Bronchogenic carcinoma ... , Bronchial carcinoid ... Postprocedural, Lung ... #pulmonary #causes
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... #differential #diagnosis ... #mnemonic #STARCHASERS
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Also known as: Lung ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... : • Pulmonary ... #pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma ... Sarcoma, Metastatic Lung ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #pulmonary #anterior
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... e.g. small cell carcinoma ... of the lung) ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Table #Causes