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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
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Prevalence up to 12% ... Simple Virus • Fungal ... : Secondary to infections ... carcinoma., Prostate cancer
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Primary Adrenal ... Disorders: • Infection ... (tuberculosis, fungal ... infections) ... : • Lung cancer
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Other causes: TB, fungal ... infection, HIV, ... orthostatic or frank ... Insufficiency: Long-term
Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
on Renal POCUS ... Also has lung CA ... Final diagnosis- ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #cancer
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
fibromyalgia) • Infections ... hematuria) • Frank ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... cancer • Cervical ... cancer - immunosuppression
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
• Inflammatory/Infectious ... lines, "Pouchalgia fugax ... Squamous cell cancer ... Bone loss, Vit D/B12 ... deficiency, Renal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs