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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... , NTB, Fungal, Parasitic ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Trauma Non-infectious ... • Infectious ... malaria) • other parasites ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... #Fever #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Breast, Testicle) Infection ... Septic Embolism • Parasitic ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Viral, Fungal, Parasite ... take 48 hrs for infections ... (daptomycin in lungs ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... sweats, chills (infection ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... History of cancer, lung
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... brown sputum, fever ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Variable) - Fungal, parasites ... #Eosinophilic #Lung
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Ova and parasite ... HIV infection or ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... #workup #diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... failure, COPD, Lung ... #HIVAIDS #workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Coccidioides • Parasite