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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... to rnonths • Fever ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... A CXR is done. ... lung abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
Katayama Fever - ... examination and diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... InfectiousDisease #CXR ... Schistosomiasis #Katayama #Fever
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... other explanation should ... effusion, or z scores ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... ICANS: altered level ... therapy - Symptoms: fever
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
The Apgar scores ... (arrow) at the level ... fistula, type C, was diagnosed ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
healthy 12mo-old w/ fever ... consolidation >1cm, supports ... diagnosis of community-acquired ... imaging such as cxr ... Pneumonia #POCUS #clinical
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
This patient had fever ... pneumonia, which starts ... bronchopneumonia starts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... HIV-infected patients should