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In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory ... #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... westermani • Other: TB ... #treatment #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... cough Pleuritic CP ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... cough Pleuritic CP ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... macrophages Treatment ... #management #Toxicology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis