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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... infection • Most common ... Lung abscess ... CT Lung Abscess ... #differential #causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Adenoma • Abscess ... Lung, Colon, Breast ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Infectious: Abscess ... - secondary - Breast ... , Lung, Colon etc ... #Causes #Hepatology
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granuloma • Abscess ... Neck, Sarcoma, Colon ... , Kidney, Breast ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... bacterial infection caused ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
areas include the ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging ... Blood tests to assess ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Cancer Algorithm ... Ca Staging - Assess ... - Requires long-term ... vs IPAA - Ease ... #management #treatment