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Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... • Cyst • Polycystic ... Cystadenoma • Hydatid Cyst ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... ) #Liver #Mass
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Simple: Simple cyst ... Complex: Hydatid Cyst ... Benign - Infectious ... #Mass #Differential
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
, hyperplasia, cyst ... • Bronchogenic cysts ... , Pericardial Cysts ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Thoracic spine lesions
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... mass. ... - bronchogenic cyst ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions ... #Differential #
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... contrast - Simple Cysts ... sized kidneys, No cysts ... Enlarged kidneys, Cysts
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts ... palpable hepatic mass ... revealed a large cyst ... #clinical #NEJM ... #echinoccocal #cyst
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... • Bronchogenic Cyst ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Injury: • Infectious ... CA, small cell lung ... Ascariasis, Choledochal cyst
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... < 4cm + mass effect ... "punched-out" cystic ... #differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... (elevations of liver ... Disease: • Clinical ... #differential #