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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... • Delayed response ... Abscess Differential ... #differential #
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... with underlying lung ... , and catheter-related ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Lymphadenitis • Catheter related ... - M. abscessus ... chelonae • M abscessus ... #Infections #differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Autoimmune, Drug-related ... Source control (abscess ... (daptomycin in lungs
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... NTG (Target SBP
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... constipation Differential ... Spinal infection/abscess ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #diagnosis #causes
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
fevers • MAC/NTM ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... ART should be delayed ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential