Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
23.1M 13.7K 7.2K
Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
132 results
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
Embolism, Septic ... Pulmonary Emboli ... #Pneumonia ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... , Pulmonary embolism ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... embolism, Heart ... - Parenchyma: Pneumonia ... , Lung abscess, ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 β€’ Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... β€’ Idiopathic pulmonary ... Acute, Chronic β€’ Pulmonary ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #differential #pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 β€’ Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... , Septic Emboli, ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Tuberculosis Lung ... abscess Emboli ... (pulmonary) Coagulopathy ... Mitral stenosis Pneumonia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 β€’ Congestive heart failure
 β€’ Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonectomy β€’ Trapped lung ... Infectious: β€’ Pneumonia ... embolism β€’ Collagen ... #Hepatology #causes
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Embolism, Pneumothorax ... Focal Alveolar: Pneumonia ... Embolism, Emphysema ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 β€’ Dysrhythmia
 β€’ Ischemia
 β€’ Cardiomyopathy
 β€’ Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Parenchyma: β€’ Pneumonia ... β€’ Interstitial lung ... embolism β€’ Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis