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

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi ... Diphtheroids Prosthetic ... negative #Infective ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Arteriovenous malformation Pulmonary ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... Tuberculosis, Fungal ... infection, Paragonimiasis
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
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... embolus I = infection ... (TB, fungal, staph ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... failure, COPD, Lung ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... : • Fungal • ... Malformation #Lung ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... with underlying lung ... other site of infection ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs ... Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... Bacterial, TB, NTM, Fungal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... Malignancy: Primary lung ... Postprocedural, Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary