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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... once stable - ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... antibodies or PCR ... can be used for diagnosis ... initiation of treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... (Bactrim, PCN G-K ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... Acromegaly: frontal bossing ... Mortality due to CVD ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Delivery • Stable ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... Guidelines for dosing ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology