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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 ... #Causes #Pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... arthritis (rheumatoid nodules ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... Mnemonic #Cavitary #Lesions
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Focal pulmonary lesions ... masses & should ... chest CT in 6 to 12 ... Management options ... of lung cancer.
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... residual lesion ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #differential #causes
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... mediastinal lymph node ... #fungal
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
associated with cancers ... , including lung ... classic targetoid lesions ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... infections (90%), Fungal ... subdural hematoma, lung ... cancer, central ... tumor) • Lymph node
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... pernio, papules, nodules ... abnormal LFT): 12