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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... #pulmonary #differential
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... macrophages • Coccidioidomycosis ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table ... #atlas #key #comparison
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture Pathology ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus ... #comparison #table
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Massive ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Nodule ... Infection: • Fungal ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Pulmonary
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis ... When symptomatic→ pulmonary ... prostate • Diagnosis ... #ValleyFever #diagnosis ... management #summary #fungal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary