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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Lung abscess ... CT Lung Abscess
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... #causes
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... rarely typical pneumonia ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
virulent pyogenic infections ... an abscess may ... the consolidated lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Infarction - peripheral ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
progressive bacterial infection ... caused by actinomyces ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #