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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Lung Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... Clinical Features ... and lower jaw Treatment ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... GI - glossitis (pain ... to IBD, celiac disease ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Sensitivity to pain ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
periods after rain ... /storms/earthquakes ... • Clinical presentation ... : no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
No pain. ... Treatment: Itraconazole ... recommended Mayo Clinic ... Infectious Diseases ... #photo #microscopy
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... , chest pain • ... stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... bloating, abdominal pain ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management ... #treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Sudden onset of pain ... the most common clinical ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
) Clinical Presentation ... saliva • Chest pain ... Three clinical features ... pseudoachalasia: • Short ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management