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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Summary Lung ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Summary Sheet ... presentation of TB, lung ... - Pulmonary disease ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Troubleshooting Summary ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... disease, Insufficient ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... organism identified, Strep ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Infectious Diseases ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Diseases • Acute ... Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Cystic lung diseases ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... absence of intrinsic lung ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary