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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... causes #management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Weight Loss • Can ... cause Hemophagocytic ... Lymphohistiocytosis • Anemia ... Bilirubin, ↑BUN/Cr ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... DDX: • CAP, ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management ... #adult
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... is abnormal in adults ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... #differential #
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... intra-arterial Reversible Causes ... , Thrombosis, (pulmonary ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management ... #adult
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... output - Acute pulmonary ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... mL in a 70 kg adult ... reasoning during clinical ... cause a Hg drop ... pathophysiology #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
history • Young adults ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management