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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... seen • Chest CT ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Disseminated: ... Imaging, high res CT
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... emboli • Lung abscess ... and Culture • CXR ... and death from disseminated ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... emboli • Lung abscess ... and Culture • CXR ... and death from disseminated ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... bacterial infection caused ... formation of multiple abscesses ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #CT #disseminated
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... first) DIC (disseminated ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Pulmonary Symptoms ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging ... is crucial in pulmonary ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management