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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... once stable - ... shows a small, stable ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Treatment Options for Clinically ... 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
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Assess the likelihood ... and clinical impact ... Consider the relative ... intubation • Video-assisted ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
ECMO circuit chatter - rhythmic pulsations in the drainage catheter/tubing leading to the pump
CHATTER occurs when
inflow to match the negative ... Trendelenburg) - assess ... ECMO #chatter #clinical ... #video #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Myocardial abscess ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... common, Aortic root abscess ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
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 ... or TEE unless clinical
To get the most out of the sediment examination it is important to approach it in
an idea of the clinical ... Assess the sediment ... compartments (Table ... InjurySite #Findings #Differential ... #Table
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