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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... Level on Chest XRay ... PMH of latent TB ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
infections an abscess ... coughed up, a cavity ... infection like TB ... consolidation and the cavity ... Cavity #Pneumonia
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... with: Cavitary ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Disease: Clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... neuroexam - Oral cavity ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management