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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
: Lung abscess, ... , Nocardia Chronic ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... Infections: TB, ... NTB, Fungal, Parasitic
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... • Influenza Virus ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Abscess: • Head ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... with underlying lung ... It can also cause ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... malaria) • other parasites ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... antibiotics as a cause ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Bronchiectasis • Chronic ... Lung Infection ... • Lung Cancer ... Immunodeficiency Virus ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infection ... Bacterial • Abscess ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... Myeloproliferative Disorder • Chronic
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Viral, Fungal, Parasite ... Source control (abscess ... (daptomycin in lungs