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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... : Lung abscess, ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... : TB, NTB, Fungal
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
pulmonary embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Abscess Differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(NTM) • Fungal ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Diagnosis Framework ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... : Bacterial (TB, ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(NTM) • Fungal ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... Treponema, Listeria, TB ... - Spinal abscess ... hematogenous spread - Fungal
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... #differential #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... (90%), Fungal infections ... (caries, abscess ... subdural hematoma, lung ... #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
stenosis - Abscess ... Infarction - Infection ... patients with a long ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology