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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Diseases Fellows
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... • Chronic lung ... Granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial ... lung disease (GLILD ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
chest to evaluate ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... sparing of the lung ... typically seen on chest ... CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Lung Disease: ... Imaging, high res CT
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
fluid into the interstitium ... disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Findings #Diagram
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... Pneumonia: • Chest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... b) CHF c) ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Rheumatologic ... aches, joint pain, chest ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs