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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
1) Ask while ... glucose, security, access ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management