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Classification of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease

#diffuse #Parenchymal #Lung #Disease #differential #diagnosis #interstitial #pulmonary
Classification of ... Diffuse Parenchymal ... Lung Disease ... #Lung #Disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... hypertension due to lung ... Interstitial lung ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
 -
Causes of Diffuse ... Lung Disease. ... #Pulmonology #Differential ... #Causes #Diffuse ... #Lung #Disease.
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia 
 • due to motor disorders affecting the pharyngeal muscles
 • Acute or gradual
• due to motor disorders ... the underlying disorder ... Aspiration into the lungs ... • Diffuse esophageal ... #dysphagia #differential
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... disease #Chronic
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Vitamin D metabolic disorders ... thyroid, breast, lung ... Non-small-cell lung ... Chronic kidney disease ... endocrinology #diagnosis #differential
Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
of Common Lipid Disorders ... Hypoalphalipoproteinemia #lipid #disorders ... #diseases #comparison ... defects #diagnosis #differential
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... test Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... #differential #
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free ... Vascular disorders ... Disease onset usually ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
neuromuscular injury, disuse ... Chronic kidney disease ... Chronic kidney disease ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... High #Potassium #Classification