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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 ... Blood cultures • CXR ... seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... disease • Liver ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
POCUS Young ... stab wound to chest ... Upright CXR normal ... No intervention required ... #POCUS #clinical
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... swelling along with chest ... Don't forget the chest ... septic emboli in lungs ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
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 ... hilus is in a normal ... weight loss or long ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
the infarcted area ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
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
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... heart (2-5%), liver
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest