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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... Abscess Diagnosis ... decubitus - air fluid level
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... • Fever, weight ... pneumonia, pleural effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... septic emboli in lungs ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Jugular
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: elevated jugular ... : weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... of CXR congestion
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever ... #Management #Signs
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... septic emboli in lungs ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Jugular
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
and multiple liver ... patient received a diagnosis ... bacterial infection caused ... formation of multiple abscesses ... NEJM #clinical #radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary