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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonia, Septic Emboli ... , Fungal Infection ... Chronic Infections: TB ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Subpleural pulmonary infarction in a patient with pulmonary embolism. 

- Dr. Gonzalo Garcia-Casasola https://twitter.com/CasasolaGarcia

#Subpleural #pulmonary #infarction
infarction in a ... embolism ... #infarction #PulmonaryEmbolism ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Lung ... #Clinical
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... embolus I = infection ... (TB, fungal, staph ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Embolism Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #Lung #Infarction
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
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LungInfarct #Infarct #PulmonaryEmbolism
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 ... Differential Diagnosis ... via ASD • Metastatic
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
spp, Atypical infection ... CD4 > 200: Pulm embolism ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis