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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Intervention: - Fevers
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Clinical manifestations ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Treatment: •
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
with low-grade fever ... and an abnormal chest ... respond promptly to treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... explain symptoms • Fever ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... pulmonary edema) • Fever
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... a patient with fever ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #pneumonia #clinical ... photo #ultrasound #lung
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... (SLE) General: Fever ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
are smaller and fewer ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Signs/Symptoms: ... urea nitrogen level ... Yield of blood CX ... procalcitonin level ... Treatment: