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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Innumerable, bilateral ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Bronchiectasis • Abscess ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Bronchiectasis • Pulmonary ... Fungal Malignancy Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
paratracheal and bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... clinical #radiology #pulmonary
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
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Identify Triggers • Assess ... Outcomes • Initial Treatment ... Exacerbation #Management #treatment ... #pulmonary
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
to one or more pulmonary ... multifocal often bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... for CTEPH • Assess ... for Pulmonary Endarterectomy ... Operability → Pulmonary ... #treatment
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
clinical findings • Maternal ... inheriting 2 copies of maternal ... 15q11.2-13 gene on paternal ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pulmonale #PraderWilli
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... hypoxemia and bilateral ... week or less ● Bilateral ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR