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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
pain/tightness ... Aspergillus • Nontuberculous ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pain 5. ... opacities; traction bronchiectasis ... Exclude other causes ... failure - Infectious ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis ... causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections