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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... lat decubitus - air ... • Chest CT ... treatment until the chest
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... an ill-defined area ... is in a normal position ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Cardiac Arrest on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... GSW to left chest ... hemopericardium-isoechoic to liver ... #clinical #trauma
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Liver laceration ... secondarily to chest ... UAlberta_Sono #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Exam Bike vs Car ... presence of free air ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Good vs Bad CPR on POCUS TEE during Cardiac Arrest
POCUS TEE can be utilized intra-arrest to
mid-esophageal long ... person performing chest ... changed their hand position ... #POCUS #TEE #clinical ... arrest #cardiology #echocardiogram
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... SpO2 88% on room air ... x-ray (CXR), try ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... , and multiple liver ... of the circled area ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... aches, joint pain, chest ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... infection have positive