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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Infection, Nocardia ... Chronic (≥ 12 ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... cancer, Metastatic
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
M.kansasii, MAC) Fungal ... > 200: Endemic fungi ... failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... cx (Bacterial, Fungal
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Diagnostic Schema Infectious ... Allergic, Post-infectious ... ILD Malignancy: Lung ... Cancer, Mesothelioma ... Atypical Infxn (fungal
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... C = cancer - ... pulmonary embolus I = infection ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... #Differential #Lung
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... , Candida Non-Infectious ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Cancer, Breast ... Cancer, Melanoma
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... cancer • Metastases ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... : • Fungal • ... Malformation #Lung
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... Simple Virus • Fungal ... : Secondary to infections ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer
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 ... (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
approximately how long ... loss), Vitamin B12 ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... , infection), Marrow ... G6PD deficiency), Infections
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 ... (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung