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Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... #Malignant #Pleural ... #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Progressive lung ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Hematologic malignancy ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... Imaging, high res CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... seen • Chest CT ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Dyspnea 3. ... failure - Infectious ... embolism - Malignancy
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
fever, chest pain, dyspnea ... x 3 days, CT chest ... pneumonia with left pleural ... effusion ... alcoholism, liver/lung