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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung abscess ... Abscess Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Food products Risk ... massiliense in CF ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... Iron deficiency (ID ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... depot iron] Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
troponin, BNP/NT-proBNP ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... COPD Assess ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... abscess Primary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Nelson River Risk ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... : • Mild-moderate ... #management #treatment
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... Ca Staging - Assess ... - Requires long-term ... algorithm #management #treatment ... #ibd
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs