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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... treatment until ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... ocular), Tissue activity ... (daptomycin in lungs ... • Secondary to Treatment
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... masses & should ... associated with lung ... The treatment of ... a diagnosis of lung
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection: • Fungal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
globules in the lung ... including DM • Treatment ... - Antibiotic ... function and reflex activity ... 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 ... broad-spectrum antibiotic ... virulence Delays in treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
> 4 days → add fungal ... 500 → may stop antibiotics ... Treat underlying cause ... → no immediate treatment ... renal failure, pulmonary