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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level ... #differential #causes
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... nitrogen level
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Imaging: • CXR ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
fat cells after trauma ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... lump • May have area ... Breast abscess: ... Patient may have fever
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... detected on CT or CXR ... such as trauma ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
to chest compressions ... towards cardiac causes ... #Laceration #cpr ... #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... Plan definitive management ... care area. ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia ... DDX - Other causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... and M. fortuitum can ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... Serum Copper • Chest ... , CT scans and can ... hematology #oncology #management