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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT
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 ... On the CT we can ... #CXR #CTChest #
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Necessitans (EN) on Chest ... was admitted for pneumonia ... erodes into the chest ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... opacity in the upper area ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... #CXR #Oleothorax ... #NEJM
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... with the use of video-assisted ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... - Occurs after CAR-T ... speech changes (CAR-T ... renal failure, pulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... amount of force is required ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest