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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
anemia • Sputum/Blood ... once stable - ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... life-threatening diseases ... reveals increasing blood ... #differential # ... #treatment
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine # ... management #treatment
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
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... Decr Blood Pressure ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... Suppressed - Advanced renal ... #Diagnosis #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... - Blood - hemorrhage ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
arthralgias, CV, renal ... Variable) - NSAIDs, antibiotics ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... 6, CVP < 8 • Blood
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Crush injury • Blood ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... • Addison’s disease