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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess - Differential ... antibiotics as a cause ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Negative #Abscess #Differential
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... is very long. ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple ... #Massess #Differential
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
difficile (gut) • Fungi ... Adenovirus, RSV • Fungi ... reactivation), RSV • Fungi ... Infections #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... laboratory testing Lung ... COVID19 #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #treatment
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... #Noninfective #Causes ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
M.kansasii, MAC) Fungal ... > 200: Endemic fungi ... Aspergillus spp, Endemic fungi ... failure, COPD, Lung ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... pulmonary abscess (TB, fungal ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Infection: • Fungal ... Malformation #Lung ... #Nodule #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes