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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... Aspergillosis #ABPA ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... opacities • CT ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TEE) • Chest CT ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... a repeat chest CT ... The treatment of ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess Management ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... radiograph or CT ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Diagnostic tests ... effusion - CT ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Management #CriticalCare
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
this stage, the pulmonary ... are present on CT ... Citerio @Dr_Cit #COVID19 ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis ... #Management #SARSCOV2