13 results
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
: Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... : TB, NTB, Fungal ... , Parasitic, Viral ... Algorithm #lesion #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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... spread of MTB infection ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #chest #xray #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... westermani • Other: TB
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... deformity" - Assess ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Parenchyma: • Infection ... : Bacterial (TB, ... Necrotizing PNA, Abscess ... Mycetoma, Mucor), Parasitic ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... febrile seizures, abscess ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #peds
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... Mumps, WNV - Parasite ... Treponema, Listeria, TB ... - Spinal abscess