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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Management: •
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
level of sedation ... will vary with clinical ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
Amebic Liver Abscess ... suggestive of an abscess ... #NEJM #amebic #liver ... #abscess #clinical ... #radiology #CT
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
, and multiple liver ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #