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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... allergy - Switch to ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... evolve over weeks to ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke
 - TIA/stroke 
 - Seizure 
 - Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
Differential Diagnosis ... and Stroke - TIA ... lesion (tumor. abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Urine Microscopy Instructions
1) Spin fresh urine sample (10-15mL) in a centrifuge for 3-5 minutes - Don't
Urine Microscopy Instructions ... - Don't forget to ... supernatant down to ... Urine #Microscopy #Instructions ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Argyll Robertson Pupil
Definition:
 - Irregular and small (1-2mm) pupil
 - Light-near dissociation (accommodation remains intact)
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Usually bilateral - Abscent ... dilation in response to ... Robertson #Pupil #neurology ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... HISTORY/PHYSICAL Assess ... you confirmed diagnosis ... simplified #workup #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
of proportion to ... deficiency, consequent to ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
- Differential Diagnosis ... intake: • Lack of access ... to water Extrarenal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #nephrology
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
Can be normal up to ... after age 4 Treatment ... • Inability to ... Paraphimosis #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Urology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... Treatment: Drug