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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic alcoholism ... of PCN allergy ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... caused by the protozoan ... Standard regimen: Adult ... Regimens: • Adult ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... presentations and disease ... assessment - assess ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... exclude other causes ... - Concomitant diseases ... HCV, DILI, HCC, ... goal of >21 kcal/kg