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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis ... - Lung Abscess ... Cancer of the Lung ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Years Without a ... Granuloma • Abscess ... • Fungal • Tuberculosis ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Diagnosis Definition: A ... focal rounded area ... surrounded by a ... Legionellosis, Tuberculosis ... Dermatomyositis, Lung
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Pneumonia • Tuberculous ... • Subphrenic abscess
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... may range from a ... TB PE: - Local ... Diagnosis: - MRI
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Usually is a ... Abscess: • More ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #diagnosis #differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
A - Ankylosing ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #diseases #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... 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
• Silicosis • Chronic ... abscess Primary ... reactivation of a ... characteristic features Clinical ... malignancy, and chronic