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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Lung abscess, ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... abscess Primary ... • Progressive lung ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #ARDS
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... abscess Primary ... • Progressive lung ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Fungal, AFB), TB ... #workup #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Abscess Diagnosis ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... : TB, Paragonimus ... westermani, PNA, Lung ... abscess, Aspergillosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early resuscitation ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis