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Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Aspergilloma Tumor ... Tuberculosis ... Lung abscess Emboli ... (pulmonary) Coagulopathy
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... adenopathy: M. tuberculosis ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis ... - Lung Abscess ... Cancer of the Lung ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Silicosis T - Tuberculosis ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... diseases: - Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... affecting the lungs ... Immunosuppression • Tumor ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
• Infectious Causes ... Legionellosis, Tuberculosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... organizing pneumonia, Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... affecting the lungs ... Immunosuppression • Tumor ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
CT - Pathophysiology ... glass opacity lung ... often, GGO is caused ... #pulmonary #ChestCT ... #Pathophysiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... • Hemorrhagic tuberculous ... patients with pulmonary ... tuberculosis ... OTHER RARE CAUSES
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... • Fungal • Tuberculosis ... Malformation #Lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary