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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Subacute: • Acute Infections ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections ... lesion #pulmonary #differential
Regression of Clubbing after Treatment of Lung Cancer #Clinical #PhysicalExam #Radiology #Clubbing #Regression #LungCancer #CT #NEJM
after Treatment of Lung ... Regression #LungCancer #CT ... #NEJM
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... sweats, chills (infection ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
Borrelia recurrentis Infection ... fever #Clinical #Pathology ... Smear #Microscopy #NEJM
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... cause pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

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#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... Cavitary #Cavity #Lung ... Lesions #Causes #Differential
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Primary Back Pathology ... Manifestations: • Infection ... (most common: lung ... (most common: lung
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
computed tomography (CT ... excretory phase on CT ... Clinical #Radiology #Pathology ... #CT #Urogenital ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary infections ... according to CT-scan ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Infections #ComputedTomography ... #Differential #
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Pneumoconiosis, Infectious ... Random: Metastasis, Infectious ... BrighamChiefs #Lung ... #Nodules #Differential