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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Bacteria: - Bacteroides ... Lung Abscess Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Select Bacteria ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
not respond to antibiotics ... dealing with the differential ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... one month after treatment ... with antibiotics ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #