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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
and Workup Algorithm ... Pneumonia, Septic Emboli ... , Fungal Infection ... Chronic Infections: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Infection ... Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct pulmonary ... • DDx: Septic emboli ... , pulm infarction ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic emboli ... • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic emboli ... • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Embolism Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Lung ... #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... that may lead to infarction ... via ASD • Metastatic ... #management #cardiology
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
and are seen in infection ... (TB, Staph, fungal ... hydatid), septic emboli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... via ASD • Metastatic ... that may lead to infarction ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung