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Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... infections according to CT-scan ... #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Low Attenuation Nodular ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #CT #Patterns #
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Attenuation on Chest ... attenuation seen on a chest ... CT in a lobular ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... roots, is a hot spot ... possible fever, chest ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Crescent Sign on Chest ... CT • Crescentic ... consolidation or nodular ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... should undergo chest ... CT to screen for ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... myasthenia usually • Starts
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... aches, joint pain, chest ... Inhalation of spores ... , ocular, or disseminated ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
vancomycin (if SSTI or port ... suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis