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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... seen • Chest CT ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Milk • Food products ... lung disease ... status NTM Cause ... lung disease, adenitis ... Imaging, high res CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... • Risk: Can produce ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... mycobacteria Treatment
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... Gl, lung, lymphoma ... ) - Treatment ... Malabsorption (Celiac disease ... Infections: HIV/AIDS
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... masses & should ... The treatment of ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... coronary artery disease
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI): Leading cause ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... more likely to cause
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... , this list is long ... normal/high - Chronic ... - Some tumors produce ... As with many disease
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI): Leading cause ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... diagnosis #management #hematology