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==Overview== | |||
Echocardiogram and rapid ELISA are two important diagnostic tests that play a crucial role in ruling out infective endocarditis and pulmonary embolism as the cause of lung abscess. | |||
===Other diagnostic tests=== | ===Other diagnostic tests=== | ||
'''Echocardiogram''' | '''Echocardiogram''' | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Echocardiogram and rapid ELISA are two important diagnostic tests that play a crucial role in ruling out infective endocarditis and pulmonary embolism as the cause of lung abscess.
Other diagnostic tests
Echocardiogram
- It is done to rule out lung abscess suspected secondary to septic embolism from right-sided (e.g., tricuspid valve) bacterial endocarditis.[1]
- It reveals vegetations on the affected valve.
Rapid ELISA for D-dimer and V/Q scan
- It is done in patients when lung abscess is secondary to infection of an infarct-related pulmonary embolus. [2]
- D-dimer is elevated in pulmonary embolism, care must be taken to consider other conditions associated with elevated d dimer.
- V/Q mismatch is seen in seen in patients with PE
Reference
- ↑ English N, Weston P (2015). "Multivalvular infective endocarditis in pregnancy presenting with septic pulmonary emboli". BMJ Case Rep. 2015. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-209131. PMID 25953580.
- ↑ Koroscil MT, Hauser TR (2017). "Acute pulmonary embolism leading to cavitation and large pulmonary abscess: A rare complication of pulmonary infarction". Respir Med Case Rep. 20: 72–74. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.12.001. PMC 5199190. PMID 28066704.