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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 ... CT Lung Abscess ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... #causes #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... be detected on CT ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Breast Leukemia Lung ... injury Blunt chest ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis
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Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... swelling along with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... case. ... septic emboli in lungs
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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... chest to evaluate ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... AV block 1º - long ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
, Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... Direct/indirect chest ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... #clinical #cardiology