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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Esophageal Crohn's Disease ... Management Algorithm ... Assess for Active ... Fistulizing DX: • Chest ... #treatment #IBD
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Algorithm May ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... • Valve disease ... • Fever/infection ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... - Screen for infection ... with chest x-ray ... - Concomitant diseases ... Hepatitis #Management #Algorithm
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
if SSTI or port infection ... suspected) - CT chest ... abdominal pain; full infectious ... G6PD first) DIC ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis