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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... generally requires several
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... few months to several ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... underlying lung disease ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... bronchoscopy to complete
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... Cryoglobulinemia) • Immune Complex ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT ... #differential #diagnosis
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
treatment section (several ... Infection: Coronavirus Disease ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... opacities • CT ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... Avium Complex (MAC ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential #diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... Non-contrast CT ... retroperitoneal disease ... CT-KUB - Combination ... with surgical access
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... presentations and disease ... the cause: stop, reverse ... the patient’s complete ... assessment - assess