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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
- Scoping Summary ... 2-5 days) A - Antibiotics ... Endoscopy 101 - Post-Banding ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Francisella ... (suppurative); Most ... Typhoidal: Systemic febrile ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Lung ... infection • Most ... • Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary PRE-ENDOSCOPY ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... imaging (anatomy) POST-ENDOSCOPY ... #treatment #endoscopy
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... work-up - If febrile ... 500 → may stop antibiotics ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... (hours-to-days post-infusion