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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... frequently presents as ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
) Classification ... The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... postoperative pulmonary ... #Classes #Classification
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... as: Cavity - lucency ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Massive Fibrosis aka ... is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Laboratory: • ANA
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • CTD workup: ANA ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
POCUS Young ... male with stab wound ... Upright CXR normal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... mediators such as ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Pulmonary: dyspnea