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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... night sweats, chills ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... with passive AND active ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... cervical, anal Cxs ... results *** MH/CCF
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
“the squeeze”) along ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... diagnosis for this ... tuberculosis, abandoned long ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... admin of mold-active ... Clav (may be + as long ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Fevers and/or chills ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis