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

C = cancer
embolus I = infection ... (TB, fungal, staph ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Fungal, AFB), TB
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
: Chronic lung infections ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... with: Cavitary ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #Infections #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #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
(NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Diagnosis of Miliary ... Tuberculosis, NTB ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... (Bacterial, TB, ... NTM, Fungal) 4 ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay