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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #pulmonary #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... Thrombosis highest risk ... #Rheumatology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
to focus on ... associated with a high risk ... #diagnosis waves ... Clinical Utility ... • Risk stratification
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Rheumatologic ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... has five major clinical ... 3) Abdominal, ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
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 ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... , paresthesia, abdominal ... of pulmonary edema ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
pathway mutations (e.g ... some ethnicities (e.g ... populations) CLINICAL ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... DIAGNOSIS • Imaging
Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT)

The SPICT is used to help identify people whose health
Assess them for ... (eg. ... Look for clinical ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #SPICT #Tool #Risk