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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Infections: Lung abscess ... Chronic Infections: TB ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... : Primary lung cancer ... #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granuloma • Abscess ... • Primary lung cancer ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... #Causes #Pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... vascular - pulmonary ... abscess (TB, fungal ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Bronchiectasis • Malignancy ... Fistulas • Dieulafoy lesion ... • Infection: TB ... westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... #causes
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Protein-losing ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... 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
fibrotic lesions ... Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... the Great Lakes region ... - Sporadic cases ... presentation of TB ... , lung cancer, and
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Non-Infectious (NTBE): • Malignancy ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... • Janeway lesions ... Septic Emboli Cause