7 results
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... COPD/asthma • Pleural ... atelectasis • Lung ... fibrosis RR < 12 ... #differential #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... CT Lung Abscess ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
patterns, small pleural ... presentation of TB, lung ... • Management ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... diameter are called lung ... CT in 6 to 12 months ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... • CT: Halo sign ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... • DAH triad: lung ... CT scan: diffuse ... infiltrates, no pleural ... #Management #Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Diagnosis #Management