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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... #differential #causes
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... treatment or those ... or those with clinical ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... not respond to antibiotics ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... respond promptly to treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics ... • Persistent bacteremia ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... infection when bacteria ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant
Dacrolith Eyelid Expression 
Chronic canuliculitis typically presents with recurrent unilateral epiphora and a pouting punctum. Other
Common causes are ... associated with the bacteria ... local and oral antibiotic ... Treatment often ... #Dysfunction #clinical
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
chest film after treatment ... A common cause of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lung #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant