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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... lat decubitus - air ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... diagnosis is to ... respond to the treatment ... (OP) and chronic ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... • Persistently active
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
commonly experience and ... coccidioidomycosis) • Lung abscess ... • Obstructive sleep ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Autonomic over-activity