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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... sweats, chills (infection ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Disease, Caroli's ... Benign - Infectious ... : Abscess ... secondary - Breast, Lung ... , Colon etc Dr
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... • Liver diseases ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Malignancies • Chronic
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common ... pneumonia • Chronic ... seen • Chest CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... lung infections ... (elevations of liver ... Imaging, high res CT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
tightness Most Common ... Connective tissue diseases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
, and multiple liver ... progressive bacterial infection ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
Melioidosis - Skin Infection ... dyspnea x 3 days, CT ... , alcoholism, liver ... /lung/kidney disease ... #Cellulitis #Clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
droppings • Most common ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs