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Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchiectasis • Abscess ... Malformation Normal CXR ... /CT • Hematemesis
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease or CHF) • Hemoptysis ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... bronchoscopy to complete
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Fever, Hematuria, Hemoptysis ... symptomatology Differential ... Cryoglobulinemia) • Immune Complex ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... seen • Chest CT ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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few months to several ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... 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 ... Avium Complex (MAC ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential