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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... • Delayed response ... #management #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
already maximally dilated ... treat the primary cause ... with already dilated ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... pain, diarrhea related ... to IBD, celiac ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Direct lesion contact ... responsible for most cases ... resulting in a dilated ... stages #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
Close Intimate Contact ... precede the thyroid-related ... precede the thyroid-related ... Recovery phase Treatment ... thyroid #diagnosis #management
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 ... PV, MDS, CML) Treatment ... • Treatment is ... hematology #diagnosis #management