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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... : • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #management #treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... Airway: lateral ... for reversible cause ... #Algorithm #Management
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... Glucose) 2 Airway: lateral ... for reversible cause
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
film after treatment ... A common cause of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... Treat underlying cause ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... therapy - Symptoms: fever
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... Serum Copper • Chest ... X-ray (Mediastinal ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... hematology #oncology #management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm Assess ... exclude other causes ... infection with chest ... x-ray, blood, urine
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... medical and surgical management
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... bleeding often from a liver ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest