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

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough, chills ... has five major clinical ... Found primarily along ... fungal stain of clinical ... • Sinusitis • Brain
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... along base of skull ... Standard treatment ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain ... #clinical #radiology