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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... : Lung abscess, ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... cancer, Metastatic ... #lesion #pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
C = cancer - ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lesions • Malnutrition ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... abscess Primary ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lesions • Malnutrition ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... abscess Primary ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Granuloma • Abscess ... cancer • Metastases ... ("cannonball lesions ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... Weakness, • Dyspnea