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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung abscess ... Abscess Diagnosis ... , anemia • Sputum
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Causes #Workup
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
e.g AEIOU ) or anuria ... are caused by prerenal ... you confirmed diagnosis ... for WBCs, RBCs, ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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• Sickle Cell Anemia ... e.g. fractured long ... blood vessels • Abscess ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Treat underlying cause
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... (to support a diagnosis ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... Testing: • Pulse ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... on radioactive lung
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... Septic emboli cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia