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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... infection • Most common ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Abscess Management
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
mononucleosis, Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis), Lung ... abscess, Endocarditis ... Orchiectomy • Rheumatologic ... , Prinzmetal's angina
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
that patients commonly ... mononucleosis • Fungal ... coccidioidomycosis) • Lung ... abscess • Endocarditis ... • Prinzmetal's angina
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 ... diagnosis for absence ... aeration to the point ... consolidation is less common ... #POCUS #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
droppings • Most common ... pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... stain of clinical ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... #Diagnosis #Management
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
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... ): Second most common ... adjacent to the focus ... #management #treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
clinical manifestation ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... : • Clinical tests ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management