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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
you are called to ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Mycobacteria: TB ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #Chest #PhysicalExam
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... swelling, secretions, tumor ... take a history to ... #PhysicalExam # ... diagnosis #signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Classification: • The tumor ... predominant HL - The tumor ... (Inflammatory marker ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology #oncology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... antibiotics TLS (tumor-lysis ... → no immediate treatment ... renal failure, pulmonary ... #HemeOnc #Diagnosis