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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... gondii (CD4<50), Strongyloides ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CT chest scan), CBC
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... bloodstream to the pulmonary ... Unlike other parasites ... travel back to lung ... Hyperinfection syndrome is caused
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... casts, low grade ... differential #diagnosis #management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... and dyspnea • Strongyloides ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
jejuni • NTM Parasites ... Trichuris • Strongyloides ... endemic fungi cause ... primary pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... to order: • CBC ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung