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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... • Indolent symptoms ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
thickening Signs ... and Symptoms: ... (interstitial lung ... rheumatology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
Westermark sign! (R pulmonary oligemia seen on CXR). Unicorns do exist! Seen in <2% of PE
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Westermark sign! ... (R pulmonary oligemia ... @ASER_ERad #Clinical ... #ChestXRay #Westermark ... #Sign #Oligemia
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... neuropathies • Skin ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
Galaxy Sign on Chest ... tiny peripheral satellite ... .2016.12.033 #Galaxy #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... tissue damage - CXR
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... (Skin and Mucosa ... Kounis syndrome Lungs ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis