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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 ... #differential #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Bradyarrhythmia ... in a setting of long ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
(3) SVTs - atrial ... AV block 1º - long ... 200ms from longer pause ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Mediastinal lymph nodes ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... peripheral lymph nodes
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... Here a CXR with ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Immunologic: • Osler nodes ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
entering the right atrium ... upper lobes of the lung ... this is not the case ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR