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Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Aspergilloma Tumor ... Tuberculosis ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... Pneumonia #Hemoptysis
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis ... Definitions: - Hemoptysis ... Interventions • Bronchoscopic ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #workup #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
Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Pleuritic CP • +/- hemoptysis ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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chronic cough, • Hemoptysis ... Bronchiectasis • Massive hemoptysis ... into the aorta or pulmonary ... Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... Endobronchial Tumor
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Pleuritic CP • +/- hemoptysis ... Complications: Hemoptysis ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
bloodstream Hemolysis ... anemia, PNH, immune hemolysis ... myelofibrosis • Hemolysis ... pneumonia (late) • Tuberculosis ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy ... mycobacteria Treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... including therapy with tumor ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis ... patients with typical tuberculosis
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Malignancy - Tumor ... lymphoma) - Treatment ... Infections: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary