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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... limited vascular access ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... : • Empiric antibiotics ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Failure - Differential ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment ... #Failure #Differential
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Surgical drainage - Antibiotics ... #diagnosis #management
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Diagnosis: Aspiration ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... #Management #treatment
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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and Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Diuretics - Antibiotics ... Meningitis - Abscess ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Consider prior antibiotics ... #Differential #
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... compression) Initial treatment ... More / larger iv access ... #Diagnosis #Management