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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Most common cause ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... westermani • Other: TB
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
to release of inflammatory ... GAS in 30% of cases ... body site (i.e., blood ... kidneys, liver, lung ... STSS #treatment #management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pain, cough, bloody ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... • Leprosy • Bacillus ... #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hematuria) • Inflammatory ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... reveals increasing blood ... #management #treatment
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
to accumulated inflammatory ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
to accumulated inflammatory ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology