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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... primary #secondary #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Oropharyngeal Weakness • Oculomotor ... Syndrome #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
. tuberculosis infections ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... may have fever/chills ... present or signs of infection ... Pathophysiology: ... also important 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
. tuberculosis infections ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Direct microbial infection ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Fever, chills, lack ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management