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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
Bacterial - Viral - Fungal ... - TB - Autoimmune ... UCSD Internal ... #differential #diagnosis
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Chronic Infections: TB ... , NTB, Fungal, Parasitic ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious (viral, TB ... , fungal), Septic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Distribution #pulmonary
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , Entero, HIV Fungal ... Mycobacteria (TB ... #Causes #neurology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... endobronchial TB ... actually seen in all causes ... bacterial/viral/fungal ... TreeInBud #Sign #diagnosis
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious: TB ... , Disseminated Fungal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis