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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Management: • ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Cardiopulmonary disease ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Valvular heart disease ... patients with chronic ... ; assess peak right ... Hemodynamic instability ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation • Chronic ... symptoms of liver disease ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #gastroenterology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Fever/chills - Inability ... #Leg #pain #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... annular or aortic abscess ... Complications: Abscess ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
caused by the inability ... Assess volume status ... correction of chronic ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... throat clearing, chronic ... Gastroesophageal #Reflux #Disease ... #diagnosis #management ... #Gastroenterology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Recurrent and chronic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... 60 mg q6 - Chronic ... fastest approach to stabilize ... disease ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management