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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Clindamycin in case of PCN ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Pathogens: • ... #pulmonary #differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... C. difficile PCR ... range of enteric pathogens ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... Workup #Management #Algorithm
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... of Suspected Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary ... #DDimer #CTA #Algorithm
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable ... revascularization (PCI ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
-19 Initial evaluation ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... and other viral pathogens ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... PFTs • COPD Classification ... and Evaluation ... (ABCD) - Assess ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... respiratory viral pathogen ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... days before Pulmonary
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... • Resistant pathogens ... infection #Management #Algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent pathogens ... presentation, temporal evolution ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... • JC-virus PCR