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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... • Subphrenic abscess ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... • Uremia • Meigs ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... 38 degrees • Chills ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Generalized: • Chills ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Complications: Abscess
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Fevers and/or chills ... Most Common Causes ... • Pulmonary artery ... mycobacteria Treatment
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule ... In addition is based ... Focal pulmonary ... are called lung masses ... The treatment of
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Generalized: Chills ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... echocardiography - Assess ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... Fever, chills, lack
Proptotic Eye found to have Abscess on POCUS (Endophthalmitis)

- Dr. J. Christian Fox https://twitter.com/jchristianfox

-- Editor Addition
found to have Abscess ... jchristianfox -- Editor Addition ... patient in this case ... appropriate w/u and treatment ... 1119331601559646209 #Ocular #Abscess