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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 ... Lung abscess ... CT Lung Abscess ... Abscess Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... collapse the involved lung ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... CXR #Oleothorax #NEJM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... - M. abscessus ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... bacterial infection caused ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... , verrucous) - Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
Hiatal Hernia - A chest ... duodenum, which caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #HiatalHernia ... #NEJM
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Carcinoma of the Lung ... A chest radiograph ... tomography of the chest ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #