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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Lung abscess ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Abscess Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... cancer • Septic emboli ... • Lung abscess ... and Culture • CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... sx improve with activity ... effusions, reduced ... Certolizumab, Golimumab), IL ... #management #rheumatology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... - Pulmonary embolism ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #management #Toxicology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... cancer • Septic emboli ... • Lung abscess ... and Culture • CXR ... #Management #Treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... increased B-cell activity ... granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... but stable or chronic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis: • Joint ... Antihistone: Drug induced ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Define Colonic ... Ca Staging - Assess ... Cancer #algorithm #management ... #treatment #ibd
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
thyroid, drug-induced ... Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... of aspiration pneumonia ... of aspiration pneumonia ... muscular atrophy • Chronic