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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
• Indolent symptoms ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... Management Clinical ... - peripheral edema ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... of pulmonary oedema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... : weight gain, lung ... of CXR congestion
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... edema must be present ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram Sign ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... CXR finding) ... papules, nodules; anterior ... #Management #Signs