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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... Consider if: ... no respiratory cause ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... #management #Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
CBC, vitamin D level ... stain and culture if ... COPD Assess ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... echocardiography - Assess ... ) on room air Treatment ... supplemental oxygen if ... #management #treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
in Anaesthesia If ... Treatment depends ... Actively maintained fever ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... circulation If ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Increased protein level ... normal glucose level ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... device removal (if ... #Management #Infections