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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... Cavitary #Cavity #Lung ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Same with lung stress ... is likely the best ... stress. ... rest and recovery ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... organism identified, Strep ... failure, COPD, Lung ... /- High res CT chest ... diagnosis #evaluation #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
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... Pneumoconiosis, Infectious ... BrighamChiefs #Lung ... #Nodules #Differential ... #Distribution #pulmonary
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... with underlying lung ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #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
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test ... #differential #
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - ... • Normal • Pulmonary ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung