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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung abscess ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... lung disease ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... Imaging, high res CT
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
enlargement of pulmonary ... hyperperfused lung ... caliber due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... - Langerhans cell
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
, in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Group III - Chronic ... lung disease causing ... • Sarcoidosis, chronic ... disorders, sickle cell ... mediastinal tumors, chronic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... abscess Primary ... Langerhans giant cells ... malignancy, and chronic
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... associated with lung ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... disease and coronary ... artery disease;
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... abscess Primary ... Langerhans giant cells ... malignancy, and chronic