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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... status - Able ... Performance thorough ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Global physical performance ... (avoiding long fasting ... effect of long fasting ... management #hepatology #pathophysiology
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... Tests #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Urinary antigen testing ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Family History Performance ... Tests #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
QTc Prolongation - Medications and Conditions that Prolong QT: From "A to N"
A - Anti-A-rrhythmics
B -
Geriatrics H - Heart pathophysiology ... Con-J-enitaI K - K+ wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table