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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment ... causes #management #treatment
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
RRT leader • Ask ... Assessment: • Ask ... • Confirm IV access ... Orders placed, treatments ... RRT #Management #treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... : IVDU, dental abscess ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Spinal #Epidural #Abscess
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess ... was actually an abscess ... kim #Thigh #Abscess ... Pyomyositis #POCUS #MSK ... #Clinical #Klebsiella
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Assess the likelihood ... and clinical impact ... • Difficult mask ... surgical airway access
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Inform surgeon (ask ... compression) Initial treatment ... More / larger iv access
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
acute or chronic Clinical ... paralysis • Distal-RTA ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... Consider cause and if treatment ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... guided by clinical ... /L - Emergency treatment