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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... , Nocardia Chronic ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
) Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm DIFFUSE ... • Vitamin A ... Tinea capitis with kerion ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
integrity (trauma, infection ... Palpable: 1) If lesions ... this may suggest a ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... #Differential #
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Years Without a ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
ring-enhanced lesion ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Usually is a ... ring-enhancement lesion ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... intersitial space Infection ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lesions • Malnutrition ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... reactivation of a ... malignancy, and chronic ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ... compressive cord lesion ... virus, HIV, Hep A/ ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflamed response to local ... test (this is a ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Recurrent and chronic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... usually visuals) Tension ... Pallor, Sweating, Focal ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... primary #secondary #management