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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Initial evaluation ... TEE) • Chest CT ... w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... in particular) Evaluation ... CXR +/- High res CT ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... frequently have lung ... septic emboli (see CT ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Evaluation is guided ... yield of available diagnostic ... malignancy, clinical ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... ON LABORATORY EVALUATION ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS

This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who
regurgitation & septic pulmonary ... embolize to the lungs ... Sam Ghali, M.D. ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Echocardiogram