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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infection, Nocardia ... ): • Chronic Infections ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... /- High res CT chest ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... • Pulmonary TB ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Pneumoconiosis, Infectious ... Random: Metastasis, Infectious ... (viral, TB, fungal ... #Distribution #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
for 4.6% of new infections ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • 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
for 4.6% of new infections ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
vascular - pulmonary ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph ... - CPAM - pulmonary
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... (TB, Fungal) ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... spread of MTB infection ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Patterns #chest
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Opacities: • Infectious ... - Endemic fungi ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary