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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Inoculum 2. ... Blood cultures • CXR ... upright or lat ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... testing Lab ... valproate, vigabatrin, propofol ... #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... localized) 1. ... leukodystrophies 2. ... Anti-Ro/SSA, anti-La
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... L shunt as RAP>LAP ... septum shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
rapid-turnover” SCLC - Lab ... rise from last lab ... interventional radiology ... immediate treatment 1. ... renal failure, pulmonary