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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... cultures • CXR (non-diagnostic ... Differential Diagnosis
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Subperiosteal abscess ... -> Brain abscess ... empyema -> Orbital abscess ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... peritonsillar abscess ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Subperiosteal abscess ... tip -> Bezold abscess ... (Neck abscess between ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
meningitis, brain abscess ... Mastoiditis -> Mastoid abscess ... Complications #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Infection (abscess ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
febrile seizures, abscess ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
Infection (parenchymal abscess ... meningitis, subdural abscess ... Cholesteatoma #MiddleEar #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... Pyogenic abscess ... accounts for 80% of abscess ... • Amebic abscess ... • Fungal abscess
Differential Diagnosis of Hepatic Abscess #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Hepatic #Abscess #Differential #Hydatid #Amoeba #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hepatic Abscess ... #Diagnosis #EM ... InfectiousDisease #Hepatic #Abscess