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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
1) 4) Average age ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... anterior/posterior MSK
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Pathogenesis and clinical ... tendon is 15cm long ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... these patterns are ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... associated with HAPE are ... infiltrates on chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
Pathogenesis and clinical ... volume -> Decr lung ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... should undergo chest ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... - Improves clinical
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
., long QT syndrome ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
checkpoint inhibitors (e.g ... common presenting symptom ... There are case reports ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc