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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Fever - Differential ... Algorithm 6 W's for causes ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... PostPartum #Fever #PPF #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... : Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... - Differential ... Bronchiectasis • Abscess ... Vasculitis Infection ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Abscess: • Head ... #Fever #Acute #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung Abscess ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis Lung abscess ... Emboli (pulmonary ... BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes