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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... imaging—from Point Of Care ... UltraSound (POCUS ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay ... #KUB #CXR #Sensitivity
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung abscess ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Reading Chest X-Rays - Anatomy Labelled

Reading a chest x-ray (CXR) is an incredibly important aspect of
a chest x-ray (CXR ... aspect of acute care ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Anatomy #CXR # ... ChestXRay #Labeled
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... differential diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Lung Point in Pneumothorax on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#LungPoint #Pneumothorax #POCUS #Clinical
Pneumothorax on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... Pneumothorax #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of Abscess ... distinguishing abscess ... in cases where abscess ... is not clinically
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Clindamycin in case ... #pulmonary #differential