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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... upright or lat ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
: UA, Urine protein ... Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential diagnosis ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax ... #NEJM
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... - No specific lab ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... Biopsy of the lung ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... is vital while lab ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
and Management ... radiograph or CT ... Blood cultures - Urine ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
& culture - Urine ... effusion - CT ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management