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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Red Flags: • Fever ... disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
the air-fluid level ... is a possible diagnosis ... LAM is a rare lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... upright or lat ... decubitus - air fluid level
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... #comparison #table
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
are smaller and fewer ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
the air-fluid level ... is a possible diagnosis ... LAM is a rare lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... ICANS: altered level ... therapy - Symptoms: fever