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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... : • 80% have fever ... Management: • ... Intervention: - Fevers
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... • Persistent fever ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... • Persistent fever ... #Algorithm #CRBSI
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
, Chronic and Reactivation ... ), nonspecific fever ... > arrhythmia) Chronic ... meningoencephalitis, brain abscess ... #Diagnosis #Table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... but stable or chronic ... General: fever, ... , fever, migratory ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... - Management of ... acute opiate withdrawal ... If patient is stable ... if co-exisiting chronic
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... on ABx) → Acute ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... infection • Cough, fever ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... • Isolated fever ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... status - Able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management
Medications for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia
The goals of acute treatment are to prevent potentially life-threatening cardiac
Hyperkalemia The goals of acute ... Patients with chronic ... Figure 3 is an algorithm ... for the management ... hyperkalemia, and Table