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Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
Complications of Staph ... Infections • Septic pulmonary ... Darcy Wooten #Staph ... Complications #diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... abscess (TB, fungal, staph ... - CPAM - pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
infection (TB, Staph ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Mucormycosis - Bacteria: Staph ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess Diagnosis ... cultures • CXR (non-diagnostic ... Bacteria: - Staph ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Staph. aureus ... Signs #Causes #Diagnosis
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Coagulase-negative Staph ... common for coag-neg Staph ... Contamination #Diagnosis
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Bacterial: Staph ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph ... #differential #diagnosis
Post Pulmonary Embolism Syndrome - Diagnostic Algorithm

Annals of the ATS @AnnalsATS

#PostPE #Pulmonary #Embolism #Syndrome #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Post Pulmonary Embolism ... Syndrome - Diagnostic ... AnnalsATS #PostPE #Pulmonary ... Embolism #Syndrome #Diagnosis