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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
mononucleosis, Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis), Lung ... abscess, Endocarditis ... Orchiectomy • Rheumatologic ... , Prinzmetal's angina
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... & Specificity Assess ... specificity to assign a final ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
mononucleosis • Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis) • Lung ... abscess • Endocarditis ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... • Prinzmetal's angina
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... community-acquired pneumonia ... presentation of TB, lung ... • Management ... #fungal
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... and M panel Management ... #diagnosis #management
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... aeration to the point ... #POCUS #clinical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... infections (90%), Fungal ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... infections (caries, abscess ... subdural hematoma, lung
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment