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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... westermani • Other: TB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... : • Fever • Weight ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... : • Fever • Weight ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
Neutropenic Fever ... and Prolonged Fever ... Figure 1. ... with fever after ... #neutropenic #fever
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... > 1% risk of CV ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... CBC, vitamin D level ... panel) • Alpha 1 ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... patients such as: 1. ... Presentation: Fever ... Manifestations: • Fever ... • Fever and weight
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
RNA level from baseline ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Pocket Hematoma after Pacemaker Placement
A rare, but can't-miss complication from pacemaker placement. Low incidence (1-9%) overall,
Low incidence (1- ... complication is abscess ... NEVER attempt to ... systemic signs (fever ... Pocket #Hematoma #clinical