6 results
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Switch to oral antibiotics ... once stable - ... shows a small, stable ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... as a cause of a negative ... #Abscess #Differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... common, Aortic root abscess ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Variable) - NSAIDs, antibiotics ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • IV Antibiotics ... annular or aortic abscess ... Complications: Abscess
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... #Endocarditis #Differential