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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... #Abscess #pulmonary
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
already seen her PCP ... A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR # ... Oleothorax #NEJM
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and Culture • CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... and Culture • CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... cultures/nasal PCR ... #Pulmonary #Community
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... patient received a diagnosis ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... aches, joint pain, chest ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... #Management #Infections