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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... Long-standing vs ... • Edema • Abdominal ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... So we are dealing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is so ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... → no signs of CXR
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... of flank or abdominal ... for non-calculus causes ... with surgical access ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Plate-like atelectasis is a common finding on chest x-rays and detected almost every day.
They are characterized
density at the lung ... findings have no clinical ... instance after abdominal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Plate #Atelectasis
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... pulmonary disease and causes ... dependent tissues and abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis