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

C = cancer
vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... abscess (TB, fungal ... - CPAM - pulmonary ... Differential #Lung #Pulmonary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... deformity" - Assess ... for concomitant pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Framework and Management ... Parenchymal: PNA, Abscess ... , TB, Mycetoma, ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Management: • ... Prevotella • Fungal ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... #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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Infection: Bacterial (TB ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... - Bacterial: TB ... bartonella - Fungal ... Candida, endemic fungi ... Diagnosis #hepatology #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation of TB ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Pulmonary disease ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management ... #summary #fungal