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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Diagnosis ... foreign body, cancer ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
of Respiratory Center ... , Interstitial Lung ... UnremarkableLab #AA ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... BNP, troponin if concern ... involvement • Bronchoscopy ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
those belonging to ... encounters due to ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... infections (caries, abscess ... carcinoma • Thoracic ... subdural hematoma, lung ... cancer, central