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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
infection • Most common ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... #management
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Clinical • ... 2—3 weeks • Fever ... Oxygen desaturation common ... #Diagnosis #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... nitrogen level
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
thus important to diagnose ... the large gut (commonly ... Chilaiditi #Sign #clinical ... #radiology #cxr ... #xray #chest
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest ... interposition of the colon ... hemidiaphragm and the liver ... thus important to diagnose ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #Management #treatment
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... Low serum IgG level ... #management
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
virus (RSV) (most commonl ... Influenza virus Clinical ... prodrome • Fever ... • Aspiration pneumonia ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis