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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... ) • CXR upright ... decubitus - air fluid level
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver ... or lung abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
benign breast diseases ... lump • May have area ... bruising/erythema/sign ... abscess: • Collection ... #differential #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
(elevations of liver ... : Clinical Manifestations ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: ... • Clinical (Symptoms
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... localizers of disease ... the silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... disease - Portal ... hypertension • Liver
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... • Liver diseases ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Low serum IgG level
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... severity of the disease ... and ILD • Liver ... Liver biopsies show ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... workup or TSH level ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
, CXR, ANCA test ... profile, including liver ... years with neck, chest ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical