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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... latent TB s/p treatment ... Labeled CXR: ... #Cavitary #CXR ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria, are all ... which can cause pulmonary ... pus within the cavity ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
female of high parity ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... Empyema (rupture of cavity ... trend response to treatment ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Coccidioidomycosis
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lung, like cyst, cavity ... the lung as: Cavity ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #Tachycardia #Treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Incidence: common in APL ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis ... When symptomatic→ pulmonary ... disease: no treatment ... : no treatment ... months by Fatima Al
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... tolerable • CSF ... , low/variable CSF ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... antifungals #comparison #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... neuroexam - Oral cavity ... disease b) CHF ... Stable patients ... days before Pulmonary