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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Subacute: • Acute Infections ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections ... , NTB, Fungal, Parasitic ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Understanding Cervical HPV
Human Papillomavirus(HPV) is a double-stranded DNA virus with over 200 types, divided by tissue
cervical cancers of adults ... prophylactic HPV vaccination ... - Age 9-15: 2 injection ... - Age 15-26: 3 injection ... PrimaryCare #Management #Vaccination
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related ... cancer • HTLV-1 - Adult ... Colorectal cancer Parasites ... @drkeithsiau #Infection
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Peribronchial pulmonary ... edema • Infectious ... Bronchiolitis, Parasite ... Consolidation (Infection ... diagnosis #algorithm #pulmonary
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Acquired HLH: • Infections ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease, Infection
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Opacities: • Infectious ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... - Disseminated Parasites ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
B, hepatitis C infection ... hepatitis B and C infection ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
body aspiration, Parasitic ... infection (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... jejuni • NTM Parasites ... cause primary pulmonary ... Coccidioides • Pulmonary