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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 ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... • Delayed response ... #management #treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... guided by clinical ... #algorithm #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... comorbidities: • CBC ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... Budesonide-MMX PO (delayed ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... pain, diarrhea related ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... including those caused
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... ART should be delayed ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... Diagnosis: On the CBC ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management