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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... Nocardia Chronic (≥ 12 ... cancer, Metastatic ... #Disease #Diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... mass. ... C = cancer - ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
Metastases on Renal POCUS ... Also has lung CA ... has large solid mass ... Final diagnosis- ... clinical #ultrasound #cancer
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... management #summary #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... : • Direct fungal ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
(IAH) is IAP (>12 ... CO) and impedes lung ... standing ascites, mass ... POCUS) and function ... #Instructions #diagnosis