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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 ... cancer, Metastatic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #lesion
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... C = cancer - ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions ... #Differential #
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... cancer • Metastases ... ("cannonball lesions ... Infection: • Fungal ... #Nodule #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
stable residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
the Great Lakes region ... presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... Itraconazole 6-12 ... management #summary #fungal
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... infections (90%), Fungal ... subdural hematoma, lung ... cancer, central ... Hemoptysis • Loss of vision
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
papulosquamous lesions ... permanent alopecia Differential ... hematuria) • Frank ... cancer • Cervical ... cancer - immunosuppression
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
associated with cancers ... , including lung ... acute Parvovirus B19 ... classic targetoid lesions ... comparison #table #differential