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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... Pneumonia Signs ... • Pleuritic chest ... urea nitrogen level
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... with low-grade fever ... and an abnormal chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... with low oxygen level ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
compromise Clinical Signs ... be present or signs ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... also important Management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia ... Low serum IgG level ... and M panel Management
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... Screening and Management ... , lumbar pain, fever ... immediately #Acquired ... #surveillance #radiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... SOB from CHF, Chest ... 10% above this level ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
it within the chest ... anteriorly in the chest ... When there is a pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... workup or TSH level ... monitoring (vital signs ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management