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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... likely to cause pulmonary ... patients presents as ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... of the pulmonary ... caused by a rigid chest ... Increased mechanical stress ... lung #diseases #differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Drug-related (NMS ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment ... thrombophlebitis), HAP, Blood stream
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... glass attenuation as ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
presenting with chest ... Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... reduce aortic wall stress
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... it difficult to differentiate ... pain, such as MI ... #Presentation #comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... without associated pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... material such as ... possible fever, chest ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... with respiration, as ... Bacteria: Staph, Strep ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... clinical #video #pulmonary