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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... Septic emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... westermani • Other: TB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... Septic emboli • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... • Upper lobe lung
Diffuse consolidation in bronchoalveolar carcinoma
The chest x-ray shows diffuse consolidation with 'white out' of the left
out' of the left lung ... consolidation in the left lung ... spread to the right lung ... Final diagnosis: ... #Clinical #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... • Infection: TB ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary fibrosis ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology