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

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... C = cancer - ... abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Chronic Infections: TB ... cancer, Metastatic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Emphysema • Cancer ... • Interstitial lung
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cervical ... Posterior •TB ... , Mediastinum, Lungs ... #Hematology #Oncology
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 ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... 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 ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... with: Cavitary ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... Weakness, • Dyspnea
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... fever, cough and cavitary ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... foreign body, cancer ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment algorithm ... median age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... Network (NCCN) guidelines ... #algorithm #hematology