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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... cancer, Metastatic ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Neoplasm - Cancer ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Nephropathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ulcerative Colitis • Liver ... Infections: H pylori, Chronic ... Lymphomas, RCC, Lung
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Epinephrine Cancer ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... Myeloproliferative Disorder • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Emphysema • Cancer ... • Interstitial lung
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
lung disease ... disease • Liver ... Lymphoma or other cancers ... gastric and breast cancer ... specifically immune thrombocytopenia
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... ] - Cervical cancer ... disease (other than liver ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... foreign body, cancer ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... (elevations of liver ... NTM #Infections #differential