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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... approach to the differential ... Assess volume status ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... reduce aortic wall stress ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... cord compression (MRI ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... with circulating stress ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #cardiology #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pituitary MRI ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
1) Ask while ... glucose, security, access ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare # ... encephalopathy #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management