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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Management Algorithm

#Pyogenic #Liver #Abscess #Management #Algorithm #Hepatic
Pyogenic Liver Abscess ... Management Algorithm ... #Pyogenic #Liver ... #Abscess #Management ... #Algorithm #Hepatic
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... Shift K+ into cells ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
severity is not well ... sedatives - Severe liver ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... opiate #opioid #algorithm
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
(A-F): A - Assess ... D - Delirium: assess ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... procedures as well ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... mimic squamous cell ... Meningitis, epidural abscess ... or intracranial abscesses ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... Lactic Acidosis as well ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment
Diagnostic flow-chart to assess and monitor disease severity in the presence of suspected NAFLD and metabolic
flow-chart to assess ... Guidelines for the management ... non-alcoholic fatty liver ... Steatohepatitis #Workup #Algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mississippi and Ohio River ... Hematopoietic stem cell ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... becomes a yeast cell ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Langerhans Cell ... Multisystem (High Risk) Liver ... Blood tests to assess ... organs like the liver ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... pruritus • Liver ... Polycythemia vera) Management ... sheets and rinse well ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm