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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Post-Arrest Liver ... Liver laceration ... to chest compressions ... UAlberta_Sono #Liver ... #POCUS #clinical
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... nitrogen level ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - TTE/liver fxn? ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... Urine Na/K/Cl/urea ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... Pericarditis, CAD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... with low oxygen level ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Hemopericardium in Cardiac Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram
GSW to left chest. Prehospital arrest. Note has hemopericardium-isoechoic to
Echocardiogram GSW to left chest ... hemopericardium-isoechoic to liver ... be echogenic in acute ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #trauma #s4c #GSW
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... hepatitis • Acute ... elevated serum LDH level ... Demand ischemia • Trauma
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... detected on CT or CXR ... cause such as trauma ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
breast e.g. biopsy, car ... lump • May have area ... Breast abscess: ... Patient may have fever ... #differential #diagnosis