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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... #lesion #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Autoimmune Syndrome • Infectious ... : TB, Disseminated ... Fungal, HIV/AIDS ... Infiltrative: Malignancy
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... ., NHL; Lung cancer ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... tuberculosis Infectious
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Solitary Nodule: • Malignant ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... : • Fungal • ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • Progressive lung ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • Progressive lung ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... : Bacterial (TB, ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... factor • May cause ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... #AIDS #pulmonary