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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... of a cavitating lung ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... lesion #pulmonary #differential
Oral Cavity Lesions in a patient with HIV/AIDS
White plaque
 - Pseudo-membranous candidiasis
 - Oral hairy leukoplakia
Oral Cavity Lesions ... patient with HIV/AIDS ... Syphilis - Endemic fungi ... Darcy_ID_doc #Oral #Cavity ... Lesions #HIVAIDS #Differential
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - Differential ... , Disseminated Fungal ... , HIV/AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... Polysaccharide cell wall component ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... decreased with: concurrent ... Clav (may be + as long
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... M.kansasii, MAC) Fungal ... > 200: Endemic fungi ... failure, COPD, Lung ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... for Concurrent ... Brain and Lung Infections ... Toxoplasmosis • Fungi ... #Differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
• Cell wall component ... of many fungi ... in BAL does not differentiate ... Sensitivity ↓ w/concurrent ... result in + as long