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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... Patients at risk for bacteremia ... : IVDU, dental abscess ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Abscess: Marked swelling and redness is apparent just above antecubital fossa. This is caused by an
the result of bacteria ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... Antecubital #Fossa #Arm #UCSDH
Periorbital Cellulits: Note marked swelling and redness surrounding the eye due to infection. There is also
evidence of an abscess ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... guided by clinical ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm ... #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... often caused by bacteremia ... neurologic deficit Clinical ... Diagnostics and Treatment ... Spinal #Epidural #Abscess
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... emboli • Lung abscess ... lung disease, bacteremia ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... emboli • Lung abscess ... lung disease, bacteremia ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Treatment