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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... oedema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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with alveolar edema ... resolved after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
myalgias, HoTN, edema ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... massiliense in CF ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... disease • Check CXR