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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Summary Lung ... • Most common cause ... decubitus - air fluid ... #management #treatment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... detected on CT or CXR ... ● Conservative fluid-management ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary ... #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #treatment #criticalcare
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
indicated, start CPR ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... critical care area ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Summary #SARSCoV2 ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Testing - OnePager Summary ... blood flow in the chest ... cardiac output causes ... testing #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Loss of weight • Chest ... presence of air-fluid ... mycobacteria Treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... Great Lakes, small area ... adjacent to the focus ... sputum, pleural fluid ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management