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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Nocardia Chronic (≥ 12 ... #Algorithm #lesion
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... Infection: • Fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... spinalcord #disorders #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
the Great Lakes region ... presentation of TB, lung ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... management #summary #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... : • Direct fungal ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... accustomed to, your vision ... particularly ribs 9-12 ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung