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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
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 ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... IV access 4. ... Refractory medications ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... Algorithm #Management #Neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... Workup: • Assess ... • Labs: BMP (Assess ... STOP offending medications ... #potassium #nephrology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... IV access 4. ... succinylcholine REFRACTORY MEDICATION ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... Convulsive #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... enhancement on CT ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology