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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... • Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... #pulmonary #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary ... Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... - Abdominal pain ... disease 2. ... #treatment #nephrology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Management Summary ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... • Labs: BMP (Assess ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... #potassium #nephrology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Management Summary ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... echocardiography - Assess ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... Chronic inflammation causes ... weight • Chest pain ... Most Common Causes ... mycobacteria Treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Management Summary ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... (GERD) - Summary ... regurgitation • Chest pain ... manifestations • Chest pain ... pulmonary symptoms
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
acetaminophen dosing ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... #Nephrology #ABG
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... lesion Pott's Disease ... dysfunction, back pain ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... neurological symptoms • Caused