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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Abscess Diagnosis ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
abscess Primary ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... • Granulomas unable ... Tuberculosis 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
abscess Primary ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... • Granulomas unable ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... → local immune ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... • A state of hyperinflammatory ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... • Persistently active
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
cell involved in immune ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... DIAGNOSIS • Imaging ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... is crucial in pulmonary