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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Periodontal disease ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... loss • Late disease ... in early disease
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases ... , Aneurysm • Pancreas ... #causes #primarycare
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... concentration PET-CT ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... disease, volume ... disease ... Lung Disease: ... Imaging, high res CT
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Pre-existing valvular disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Rheumatic valvular disease ... Degenerative valvular disease ... • Metastatic disease
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disease • ... Gastrointestinal inflammatory disease ... Granulomatous disease ... • Liver diseases ... disease (GLILD)
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... involvement - CT ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
confirmed the diagnosis ... deficiency, or Wolman’s disease ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... calcifications #infant #NEJM
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
setting of liver disease ... absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Underlying liver disease
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
): Gilchrist’s disease ... , Chicago disease ... inoculation • Clinical ... Extrapulmonary disease ... - Pulmonary disease