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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... stable residual lesion ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... manipulation - CNS lesion ... Polio - PNS lesion ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance vs Systemic Vascular Resistance

#Pulmonary #Vascular #Resistance #Systemic #Comparison #pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology #anesthesiology #anesthesia
Pulmonary Vascular ... Resistance #Pulmonary ... pulmonaryhypertension #PHTN #pathophysiology ... anesthesiology #anesthesia #causes
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... #Cavity #Lung #Lesions ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Occlusion (CRVO) - Pathophysiology ... (CRV), in the region ... Second most common cause ... of vision loss ... disease (Most common cause
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
The lesion could ... neurotransmitter cause ... cause very different ... This lesion causes ... causes hyporeflexia
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... ring enhancing lesion ... RingEnhancing #Lesions
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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- Optic Chiasm Lesion ... - Meyer's Loop Lesion ... Parietal Lobe Lesion ... - Optic Tract Lesion ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... syndrome + MRI lesions ... present w/ CNS lesions ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
Size A solitary pulmonary ... intraparenchymal lesion ... A lesion greater ... made, because lesions ... EBM #Radiology #Pulmonary