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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 ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary ... intervention CMC
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... 100 mg/m2) : in case
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Count: Any CD4 ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
muscle rupture on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... resp failure and pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case ... Carney Complex (CC ... ) on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis 
Ruminants are the typical definitive hosts.
1) Unembroynated
Sporocysts 4b) Rediae 4c ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #Fascioliasis #parasite
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... (This causes ↑ strain ... Total #Anomalous #Pulmonary ... Venous #Return #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #A4C