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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... seen • Chest CT
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
Pott's Disease in ... endemic areas - 1- ... Clinical Signs ... signs/symptoms of active ... involvement - CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... patients such as: 1. ... Lung Disease: ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res CT
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
masses & should ... malignancy is < 1% ... nodules < 6 mm and 1% ... malignancy, clinical ... The treatment of
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... (Cornelia NEJM ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... on radioactive lung
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... B symptoms in 1/ ... • PET scan - activity ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
patient received a diagnosis ... bacterial infection caused ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #