9 results
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... level seen • Chest ... Clindamycin in case ... westermani • Other: TB ... #differential #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... reported in 100% of cases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... • Infection: TB ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Necessitans (EN) on Chest ... Pulmonary teaching case ... Mycobacteria: TB ... control) - in some cases ... #PhysicalExam #
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... including restrictive lung ... disease, pleuritic chest ... Breathing In lung ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... infections Lungs ... to NTM: Chronic lung ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... • Dyspnea, • Chest
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
to a traumatic chest ... hernia, the cause ... In 80% of the cases ... is noted after chest ... thoracic #trauma #physicalexam
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
insertion of a chest ... and spaces can cause ... the head, neck, chest ... under the skin as long ... Subcutaneous #Emphysema #PhysicalExam
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
dropping them on the chest ... Long-term survival ... reported in some cases ... Lazarus #Reflex #PhysicalExam