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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Pathogens: • ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... , physical and testing ... Consider tumor • Upper ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... continence • Pain ... TB - Spinal abscess ... Symptoms: • Upper ... #algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Post-Prandial Upper ... splenomegaly, abscess ... #Differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... undergoing AAA or upper ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... skin of face, upper ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... detected with testing ... PFAPA syndrome, lasting ... likelihood of an acute upper ... not have a known pathogenic