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Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
Paradoxical Breathing ... It causes the chest ... #respiratory #clinical ... #video #pulmonary ... #peds #pediatrics
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Nodular or cavitary ... Disease: Clinical ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Disease: • Clinical
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Paradoxical IRIS ... initiation Clinical ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... • Reticular + Nodular ... failure - Infectious ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Skin exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... with the use of video-assisted ... progressive bacterial infection ... caused by actinomyces ... #NEJM #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... , ocular, or disseminated ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management