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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid ... level seen • Chest ... until the chest
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Testing - OnePager ... when required or ... blood flow in the chest ... of fluid can predict ... comparison #challenges #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Pleuritic chest ... requiring aggressive fluid ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... (LR + 2.8) Testing
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest ... mycobacteria Treatment
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... amount of force is required ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Lung #Pulmonary