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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... channel blocker (eg ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... ., long QT syndrome ... heart disease Causes ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
ventilated • CXR, Lung ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... (e.g., familial ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... hypoxemia/Sepsis etc ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... pathway that can cause ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... This includes long ... Clinical Utility