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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
• Indolent symptoms ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... Risk factors: Age ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Sarcoidosis 
Systemic non-caseating granulomatous disease. 
Patients classically have mediastinal hilar lymphadenopathy. 
CXR is abnormal in 90%
CXR is abnormal ... Afrocaribbeans. 20-40% are ... Sarcoidosis #Signs #Symptoms
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
There are about ... but two of them are ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
paresthetica • Symptoms ... are typically unilateral ... 3-6 months of symptom ... are purely sensory ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... associated with HAPE are ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Pathophysiology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Syndrome Signs/Symptoms ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pulmonale #PraderWilli ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
factors • Age ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms