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

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... #Infections #HIV ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... Brain Failure Lung ... Injury (DILI) Viral ... #Chronic #Liver
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
leaking out of pulmonary ... intersitial space Infection ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
or chronic illness ... , clinical data ... Lobar pneumonia ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... or more joints Viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... : Pneumonia • Autoimmune ... Low serum IgG level
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... • Other lung ... hepatitis • Acute ... ratio < 1.5) from viral ... • Toxins • Infection