Sandbox:Trusha

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Trusha Tank, M.D.[2]

Diseases	Clinical manifestations						Para-clinical findings						Gold standard	Additional findings
	Symptoms				Physical exam
							Lab Findings		Radiology			Histopathology
	Cough/Sputum	Hemoptysis	Weight loss	Other symptoms	Percussion	Auscultation	CBC	Sputum analysis	Nodule	Nodule content	Other findings
Pulmonary Nodule(benign)	N/A	-	-	Asymptomatic	Hyporesonance Dull percussion	Normal Present pleural friction rub Present egophony Crackling or bubbling noises Present whispered pectoriloquy Decreased/absent breath sounds	Normal	Normal	Single Round, oval <5 mm nodule Ground glass	Calcification: Central dense nidus Diffuse solid Laminated Popcorn Fat in nodule	well-defined smooth border No growth over a 2-year	N/A	N/A
Pulmonary Nodule (malignant)	Chronic cough Sputum +/-	++	++	Dyspnea Hemoptysis Non resolving pneumonia Wheezing Chest pain Abdominal pain Cachexia Fatigue Loss of appetite Dysphonia Dysphagia	Hyporesonance Dull percussion	Normal Present pleural friction rub Present egophony Crackling or bubbling noises Present whispered pectoriloquy Decreased/absent breath sounds	Normal	Sputum cytology: Tumor cells					Biopsy and histopathological analysis
Infection
Diseases	Cough/Sputum	Cough/Sputum	Weight loss	Other symptoms	Percussion	Auscultation	CBC	Sputum analysis	Chest X-ray	CT scan	Other imaging	Histopathology	Gold standard	Additional findings
Abscess
Septic emboli
Fungi
Parasites
Mycobacterial infections
Chronic inflammatory conditions
Diseases	Cough/Sputum	Cough/Sputum	Weight loss	Other symptoms	Percussion	Auscultation	CBC	Sputum analysis	Chest X-ray	CT scan	Other imaging	Histopathology	Gold standard	Additional findings
Pulmonary AVMs
Pneumoconioses