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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... residual lesion or is clear ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms ... Age 20-40, F:M 9: ... sle #comparison #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... with previously stable ... hypokalaemia). 9. ... #causes #Differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
• Female:Male 9: ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... • If i.v. access ... Tamponade (→ 3-9) ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
AMS is just a symptom ... Diagnosis and Workup ... the underlying cause ... status #Management #criticalcare ... encephalopathy #differential
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
developed tools to assess ... active disease symptoms ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... minor illness. 9.
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
reabsorption) Workup ... : • Assess for ... test (only if no clear ... cause) Management ... Elimination (see Table