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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 ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... along with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... On ultrasound note
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
POCUS Left flank ... pain. ... Differential would ... this patient--diagnosis ... #clinical #ultrasound
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... NTM #Infections #differential
Bear Paw Sign of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

Adult female with right flank pain, fever, leukocytosis, soft
Pyelonephritis on POCUS ... with right flank pain ... Diagnosis/differential ... perinephric/psoas abscess ... #clinical #ultrasound