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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... septated hyphae, acute ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
Total Anomalous ... to the ER with acute ... (This causes ↑ strain ... Return #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #A4C
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... At least 3 of (Acute ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... remains unknown • Final ... during Delivery • Stable ... management #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment