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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Necrotizing Pneumonia, Septic ... Parasitic, Viral • Malignancy ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
POCUS You are ... Source of infection ... empyema based on appearance ... subacute(on/off) bleeding ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... Tuberculosis • Septic ... #Nodule #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... : Primary lung, ... Nasopharyngeal bleeding ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... Hantavirus • Malignant ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... • Ocular: uveitis
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 ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... involvement - seeding ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Radiographic appearances ... avium complex • Nodular ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... tuberculosis Infectious ... #diseases #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Nodular or cavitary ... bloodstream - seeding ... Hematologic malignancy ... #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 ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... involvement - seeding ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy