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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
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... infections (90%), Fungal ... subdural hematoma, lung ... cancer, central ... Hemoptysis • Loss of vision
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches, vision ... required due to skip lesions ... day, followed by long ... Start steroids if concern
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... • Skeletal system
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... papulosquamous lesions ... permanent alopecia Differential ... hematuria) • Frank ... cancer • Cervical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... cancer • Septic ... • Skeletal system
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL REGION ... CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... Cancer Screening ... Angiography (CTA) 12
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
(cutaneous or systemic ... associated with cancers ... , including lung ... classic targetoid lesions ... comparison #table #differential