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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... sweats, weight ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
COVID-19 Phenotypes - Implications for Respiratory Support Management

L Phenotype
 - Low Elastcnce (High Compliance)
 - Low
Low Elastcnce (High ... Ratio - Low Lung ... Weight - Low ... - High Lung Weight ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... degrees • Chills, night ... fatigue, unexplained weight ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
PIP, high Pplat ... Next Steps: BS, CXR ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... Steps: Bag, BS, CXR ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Reservoir • High
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... reticular, nodular, high ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
save 4 views of right ... lung and 4 views ... left lung (FIGURE ... Document highest lung ... POCUS #LungExam #diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
density in the right ... The right hilus ... this patient had weight ... loss or long standing ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR