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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... decubitus - air fluid level ... pneumonectomy if ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
any indwelling line ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... and/or digoxin level ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... congestion (no B-lines ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
6th decades of life ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... pattern, irregular lines ... • Pneumonia: blood ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... passage • Arterial blood ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung ... supplemental oxygen if
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
flow to the lungs ... heart to improve pulmonary ... it most, even if ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CHD
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... pressure: systolic blood ... HFrEF may lack lung ... cuffing, Kerley B lines ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... their dyspnea level ... GOLD2019 #Guidelines #Management ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm ... #pharmacology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... thrombocytopenia, may be life-threatening ... Related Acute Lung ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... thrombocytopenia, may be life-threatening ... Related Acute Lung ... Citrate in RBCs binds ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management