Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table ... #Distribution #Upper
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
Approach to the diagnosis ... of chronic hypersensitivity ... cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... #algorithm #HP ... #ILD
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (β‰₯ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... episodes of VT/ICD ... Does patient have ICD ... per ACLS β€’ If ICD ... Normal QTc β€’ Long
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 β€’ Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Beomycin β€’ Acute or Chronic ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... diarrhea / IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 β€’ Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 β€’ Eosinophilic Leukemia
 β€’ MPN/MDS
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... GI, lung, skin), ... insufficiency, Chronic ... IBD Stanford Internal
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... seen in smokers, upper ... throughout the whole lung ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD
Montreal Classification of Crohn's Disease
Age at diagnosis (A1-A3):
   A1: < 16 yo
Montreal Classification ... Disease Age at diagnosis ... : ileal L2: colonic ... ileocolonic L4: upper ... Crohns #Disease #ibd