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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
, hemoptysis Treatment ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
Elemental Mercury Pulmonary Embolism

#Mercury #Pulmonary #Embolism #Emboli #Lung #CXR #ChestXRay #XRay #radiology #clinical
Elemental Mercury Pulmonary ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... CXR #ChestXRay # ... XRay #radiology ... #clinical
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
latent TB s/p treatment ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #pulmonary #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Complications: Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic emboli ... • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cancer • Septic emboli ... • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment