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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Acute / Subacute ... : • Acute Infections ... disease • Autoimmunity ... #Disease #Diagnosis
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
Diagnostic approach to acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease.  Abbreviation: ILD, interstitial lung disease; GGO,
disease. ... disease; GGO, ground ... glass opacity; CT ... #Algorithm #Acute ... #Disease #Diagnosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... - Chronic post-infection ... diseases like organizing ... disease that is
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Foreign Body Airway Disease ... organ/systemic disease ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Connective Tissue Disease ... disease (nonneoplastic ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #Diseases #ILD
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... dentition/gingival disease ... loss • Late disease ... Gingival crevice disease ... non-diagnostic in early disease
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Disease • ... Acute Respiratory ... Lung Infection ... Veno-Occlusive Disease
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
lung disease ... Gastrointestinal inflammatory disease ... Granulomatous disease ... • Liver diseases ... disease (GLILD)
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... lung infections ... disease, volume ... disease ... Imaging, high res CT