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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Infection, Nocardia ... Infections: TB, NTB ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... negative #Infective ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Culture-negative Prosthetic ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Management of Prosthetic ... Joint Infection ... (PJI) Duration ... DDIs/AEs) - Fungus ... #Prosthetic #Joint
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential ... Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis, Fungal ... infection, Paragonimiasis ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Mechanism Of Infection ... leprae • Nocardia infection ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... infections, and prosthetic ... Pulmonary Disease ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... Bacterial, TB, NTM ... , Fungal) 4) Allergic ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential