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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... • Large volume feeding ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... of PCN allergy ... #differential #causes
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
expose intravenous access ... Control any obvious bleeding ... point of care testing ... • Use lab testing ... (Box C). ⓫ If bleeding
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... algorithm to determine ... - what is the bleeding ... Recent PCI/stenting ... medical and surgical management
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
disease that is caused ... rectal pain, rectal bleeding ... viruses Viral Testing ... chain reaction (PCR ... MPOX #Diagnosis #Management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm Assess ... exclude other causes ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... #Algorithm #hepatology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... our vital organs leading ... K+ in the ECF causes ... patients we are all treating ... #criticalcare #management