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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... 50% of solitary liver ... in the right Liver ... & antibiotic treatment ... #liverabscess #liver
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Diagnosis and Workup ... Assess volume status ... HYPERVOLEMIC • CHF • liver ... Hypernatremia #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... within one week to assess ... Additional metastatic workup ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... #candidiasis #treatment
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... Assess volume status ... Treatment: Treatment ... include vaptans (HF/liver ... #management #nephrology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... CBC, vitamin D level ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
• Confirm IV access ... • Concise one-liner ... Orders placed, treatments ... questions "Never ... RRT #Management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... echocardiography - Assess ... • Underlying liver ... ) on room air Treatment ... hypertension • Liver
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
monitoring low-level ... Serum albumin - Assess ... LDH - Assess for ... glomerular #testing #workup ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology