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Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... treatment) • Can ... Exclude other causes ... macrophages Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... shows a small, stable ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Drugs that prolong QT ... ) • Class 3 (amiodarone ... Donepezil Congenital long ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... 1b (lidocaine)- case
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare