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More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
pneumonitis, Pulmonary ... jiroveci (PIP), Fungal ... of idiopathic pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
sinusitis • Same micro ... cellulitis plus fungal ... Cellulitis #comparison #diagnosis
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis, Fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... Lung #Disease #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... infection (bacterial/fungal ... ) - pulmonary abscess ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... > 200: Endemic fungi ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
proposed to assess final ... #Diagnosis #EBM ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pulmonary Eosinophilia ... Paragonimiasis • Fungal ... Acute chronic pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... abscess (TB, fungal ... - CPAM - pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious (viral, TB, fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Distribution #pulmonary