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Infections Associated with Indwelling Pleural Catheters (IPCs)
Types of Infections:
 - Cellulitis
 - Tunnel Infection
 - Emypema

By
Infections Associated ... IPCs) Types of Infections ... #Infections #diagnosis ... #management #differential ... #pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Subacute: • Acute Infections ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infectious ... #Effusion #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... acute cardiac infarction ... infection, ARDS ... Consolidation #Differential
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... scarring with pleural ... spread of MTB infection ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... #chest #xray #clinical
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Myocardial Infarction ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
An Algorithm for ... edema • Infectious ... Consolidation (Infection ... Noisy #Breathing #differential ... #pulmonary
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Myocardial Infarction ... Tamponade* • CHF Pleural ... Vascular • Pulmonary
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 ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... NTM) • Fungal infection ... reactivation of a latent infection