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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Nocardia Chronic (≥ 12 ... Infections: TB, NTB, Fungal ... cancer, Metastatic
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
> 200: Endemic fungi ... failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... scan), CBC/diff, Blood ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... Simple Virus • Fungal ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... diagnosis #kidney #blood
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
approximately how long ... the peripheral blood ... loss), Vitamin B12 ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... hematology #anemia #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
anemia • Sputum/Blood ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... • Major blood ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... have positive blood