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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... lat decubitus - air ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
compare hilum position ... cervical rib Check lung ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LungInfarct #Infarct #PulmonaryEmbolism
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... mycobacteria Treatment
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Obstructive lung ... consolidations and air ... After treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... cases Culture Positive ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... hematuria, + RF Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... Inhalation of spores ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... infection have positive
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... SpO2 88% on room air ... x-ray (CXR), try ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary