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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Bacteria: - Bacteroides ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... - Select Bacteria ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #Radiology #differential ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Meningitis - Differential ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... (< 50%) • S. pneumoniae ... CNS #Infections #differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... diffuse that they can ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest ... or CT Scan Bacterial ... Yield of blood CX ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
infections an abscess ... be seen on the chest ... treatment with antibiotics ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... externa - Caused by bacterial ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... infections (caries, abscess ... Glossopharyngeal neuromas Vagus
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
TB IRIS which can ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... Leishmaniasis Differential