Sandbox:Trusha
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Trusha Tank, M.D.[2]
- Bowel endometriosis vs Hemorrhoids vs Diverticular diseases vs Anal fissure vs Ulcerative colitis vs Crohn's disease
- Colorectal carcinoma (Adenocarcinoma) vs Peutz-Jeghers syndrome vs Juvenile Polyposis Coli vs Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors vs Hamartoma vs Colorectal Lymphoma
- Strangulated hernia vs Appendicitis vs Crohn's disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome vs Crohn's disease vs Ulcerative colitis vs Infectious colitis vs Carcinoids
Diseases | Clinical manifestations | Para-clinical findings | Gold standard | Additional findings | |||||||||
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Symptoms | Physical exam | ||||||||||||
Lab Findings | Radiology | Histopathology | |||||||||||
Productive cough | Hemoptysis | Weight loss | Other | Auscultation | CBC | Sputum analysis | Nodule | Nodule content | Other findings | ||||
Pulmonary Nodule(benign) | - | - | - |
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Normal |
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Fat
Calcification
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N/A | ↓ O2 Sat |
Pulmonary Nodule (malignant) | ++ | ++ | ++ |
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Tumor cells |
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Calcification
Cavity Ulceration |
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Biopsy and histopathological analysis | ↓ O2 Sat |
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Diseases | Productive cough | Hemoptysis | Weight loss | Other symptoms | Auscultation | CBC | Sputum analysis | Nodule | Content | Other findings | Histopathology | Gold standard | Additional findings |
Abscess | ++ | - | - |
(> 101' F)
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Causative agents |
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Histopathological analysis | Clubbing of finger |
Septic pulmonary
emboli |
- | - | - |
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N/A |
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Culture and sensitivity | N/A | |
Fungal
infection |
+/- | + | - |
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KOH stain: Fungi |
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Culture and sensitivity | N/A |
Parasites[4] | +/- | +/- | +/- |
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N/A |
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Cyst:
Coin lesion:
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Chronic inflammatory conditions | |||||||||||||
Diseases | Productive cough | Hemoptysis | Weight loss | Other symptoms | Auscultation | CBC | Sputum analysis | Nodule | Content | Other findings | Histopathology | Gold standard | Additional findings |
Mycobacterial infections | + | + | + | Decreased breath sounds
Bronchial breath sounds |
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Chronic inflammatory conditions | |||||||||||||
Diseases | Productive cough | Hemoptysis | Weight loss | Other symptoms | Auscultation | CBC | Sputum analysis | Nodule | Content | Other findings | Histopathology | Gold standard | Additional findings |
Pulmonary AVMs | |||||||||||||
Pneumoconioses |
References
- ↑ Kuhajda I, Zarogoulidis K, Tsirgogianni K, Tsavlis D, Kioumis I, Kosmidis C, Tsakiridis K, Mpakas A, Zarogoulidis P, Zissimopoulos A, Baloukas D, Kuhajda D (August 2015). "Lung abscess-etiology, diagnostic and treatment options". Ann Transl Med. 3 (13): 183. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.07.08. PMC 4543327. PMID 26366400.
- ↑ Chang E, Lee KH, Yang KY, Lee YC, Perng RP (2009). "Septic pulmonary embolism associated with a peri-proctal abscess in an immunocompetent host". BMJ Case Rep. 2009. doi:10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0592. PMC 3029652. PMID 21686732.
- ↑ Chong, Semin; Lee, Kyung Soo; Yi, Chin A; Chung, Myung Jin; Kim, Tae Sung; Han, Joungho (2006). "Pulmonary fungal infection: Imaging findings in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients". European Journal of Radiology. 59 (3): 371–383. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.04.017. ISSN 0720-048X.
- ↑ Kunst H, Mack D, Kon OM, Banerjee AK, Chiodini P, Grant A (June 2011). "Parasitic infections of the lung: a guide for the respiratory physician". Thorax. 66 (6): 528–36. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.132217. PMID 20880867.