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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Necrotizing Pneumonia ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Lymphoma • TB ... Causes: • Still's ... Sweats: • TB ... or lung abscess
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... interstitial diffuse infections ... #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP DDX ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
of Care Ultrasound ... woman fever, cough ... clip => PNA & TB ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
on Lung Ultrasound ... , it's never a good ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #clinical #pocus ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #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
affecting the lungs ... disease • DM DDX ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... : • Fever • Weight
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary