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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
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 ... syndrome, HIV)
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Ulcerative Colitis • Liver ... NASH • Viruses: HIV ... : H pylori, Chronic ... mucosal infections ... Lymphomas, RCC, Lung
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Injury: • Infectious ... CA, small cell lung ... • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
tightness Most Common ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... lung infections ... mucogenicum • HIV ... (elevations of liver ... Imaging, high res CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common ... pneumonia • Chronic ... • IV substance ... seen • Chest CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... #Infections #HIV
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
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
, and multiple liver ... Biopsy of the lung ... progressive bacterial infection ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #