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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
once stable - ... treatment until ... shows a small, stable ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Hemodynamically stable ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... limited vascular access ... Hernodynamically stable ... after treatment
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... as a cause of a negative ... #Abscess #Differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Failure - Differential ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment ... #Failure #Differential
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... within one week to assess ... #candidiasis #treatment
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
orbital cellulitis, abscess ... received intravenous antibiotic ... the first day of treatment ... cerebrospinal fluid were negative
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • IV Antibiotics ... annular or aortic abscess ... Complications: Abscess
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... Workup: • Assess ... • Labs: BMP (Assess ... Elimination (see Table ... Redistribution Treatments