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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... to rnonths • Fever ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... #Abscess #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Vasculitis (e.g.
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
that define the clinical ... syndrome - Does ... illness script (e.g ... . brain and lung ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary Clinical ... night sweats, fever ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... Recombinant cytokines (e.g ... kinase inhibitors (e.g
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
than one cause (e.g ... carcinomatosis, HF, etc ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... smear/culture/ADA ... #hepatology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... following): (1) Clinical ... of peritonitis (abdominal ... culture Note that fever ... proæss (e.g. diverticulitis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... weight loss, and fever ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... Clinical Features
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... rash) • Heart, lung ... underlying disease (eg ... • Infection (eg ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
from contiguous focus ... Hepatic artery (e.g ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology