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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 ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... visualization of fungal ... preparation from culture Pathology ... #microbiology #microscopy
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection: • Fungal ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary ... Parenchyma: Pneumonia, Lung ... Tuberculosis, Fungal ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... vascular - pulmonary ... abscess (TB, fungal ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Infectious (viral, TB, fungal ... BrighamChiefs #Lung ... #Distribution #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... - Upper airway pathology ... - Lower airway pathology ... atelectasis • Lung ... #rapid #pulmonary
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... POCUS #Dyspnea #Algorithm ... #Ddxof #Lung #Pulmonary