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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Blood cultures • CXR ... radiograph shows a ... #pulmonary #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
A way to think of ... - Lobar or focal ... respond to the treatment ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... • Usually is a ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... reactivation of a ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... and Culture • CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Physical stigmata of cor ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #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
• Silicosis • Chronic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... reactivation of a ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... and Culture • CXR
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... EBV analysis has a ... of 80–90%, and a
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
approach to the differential ... Assess volume status ... correction of chronic ... peripheral IV!) ... #management #nephrology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... disease through local ... NTM #Infections #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Rapid onset of a ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #