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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
• Fungal abscess ... the bacterial cases ... & antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment ... drainage- first-line treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... treatment until ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchiectasis • Abscess ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... Source control (abscess ... ocular), Tissue activity ... • Secondary to Treatment
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granuloma • Abscess ... Infection: • Fungal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
broad-spectrum antibiotic ... (most frequent cause ... species (primarily pulmonary ... or drainage of abscesses ... virulence Delays in treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics ... Treat underlying cause