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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... Switch to oral antibiotics ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Disease (COPD) ... risk in the last 12 ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Rheumatologic ... duration is 6 to 12 ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... 40% Invasive Disease
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... and lower jaw Treatment ... syndrome with acne: antibiotics ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... prostate • Diagnosis ... disease: no treatment ... #ValleyFever #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myeloproliferative Disease ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... isoniazid) • Antibiotics ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... 500 → may stop antibiotics ... treat - Calcium > 12 ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis