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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... underlying lung disease ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... bronchoscopy to complete
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Cryoglobulinemia) • Immune Complex ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... few months to several ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... - M. abscessus ... Avium Complex (MAC ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
treatment section (several ... Infection: Coronavirus Disease ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... opacities • CT ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease ... CNS #Infections #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... presentations and disease ... the cause: stop, reverse ... the patient’s complete ... assessment - assess