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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... , anemia • Sputum
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... changes), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Assess functional ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... unless prior heart/lung ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... ovarian tumors, lung ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia