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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 ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
hepatitis, Liver abscess ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess ... #RUQ #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchiectasis • Abscess ... Malformation Normal CXR/CT ... Bronchitis Diffuse CT
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophils - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial • Abscess ... • Viral Medications ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... • Toxic: Medications ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
of Headache - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Extracranial: Medications ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Toxic: Alcohol, Medication ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
evaluation and treatment ... Algorithm #workup #diagnosis ... hematology #biopsy #indications ... #differential
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