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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pleuritic chest pain ... residual lesion ... Abscess Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
cord lesions can ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... - Hematoma - Stab ... patients with a long ... #differential #
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... sliding COPD or ... #pulmonary #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... : Clinical findings ... continence • Pain ... Causes: 1. ... TB - Spinal abscess
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... , COPD exacerbation ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Causes #Sodium
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... tuberculoma (later stage ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
• A state of hyperinflammatory ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia