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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
& antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment ... of ABX therapy Indications ... rupture U/S or CT-guided ... drainage- first-line treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... seen • Chest CT ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... US and updated treatment ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... opacities • CT ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TEE) • Chest CT ... spleen, brain) Indications ... • Myocardial abscess ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• ABCs • IV access ... Finger glucose • Medication ... • Non-contrast CT ... Defined if 1) CT ... stroke #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Difficile, COVID
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Medications ... STOP offending medications ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
equivocal • CT ... A/P: Assess complications ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #management #treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... , gallstones), CT ... only to clarify diagnosis ... early; late to assess ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment ... - HIV/HAART medications