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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... Management: • ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
IV bolus can cause ... • Does not cause ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology ... #AFib #Acute
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
azithromycin has a long ... InfectiousDiseases #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... #Treatment #Management ... #Pharmacology #
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
COVID-19 Chest CT ... - Case 4 Main ... periphery of two lungs ... COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
[HCQI reflects long-term ... suspected) • In case ... • Special cases ... #rheumatology #pharmacology ... levels #lupus #management
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
Long term opioid ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... tapering #switching #pharmacology ... #conversion #management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Tube Tray o Chest ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
COVID-19 Chest Xray - First case of 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada
Chest x-ray shows bilateral, peribronchovascular,
COVID-19 Chest Xray ... - First case of ... 2019 novel coronavirus ... opacities in all lung ... Clinical #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Chest CT of COVID-19 Patient requiring ECMO
2nd patient COVID 19 with need of ECMO. They both
Chest CT of COVID ... have some similar cases ... (Yes, this is lung ... Clinical #SARSCOV2 #Coronavirus ... #Lungs