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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 ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... Bacteria: - Bacteroides ... Lung Abscess 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
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... respond to the treatment ... #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
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
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
be seen on the chest ... one month after treatment ... with antibiotics ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Physical stigmata of cor ... high-resolution chest ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

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