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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 ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... • Delayed response ... #differential #causes
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 ... consider other diagnosis
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Abd pain+vomiting ... Do a diagnostic/ ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Stomach ... #POCUS
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS ... BP with lower abd ... Diagnosis? ... Delayed presentation ... #clinical #Abdominal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Mortality due to CVD ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
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 #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
is sent to CT abd ... in over 80% of cases ... missed and/or delayed ... diagnosis and intervention ... Trauma #Injury #clinical
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
CD can be associated ... and idiopathic dilated ... to confirm the diagnosis ... test for whom clinical ... is the primary treatment