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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... and Management ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... Acute myocarditis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... pCO2. 4) The final ... step is to assess ... , chronic, or acute ... depression, Obstructive Lung
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... Long-standing vs ... Red Flags: • Fever ... pain • Skin changes ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Culture (+): Acute ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #management #cardiology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... presentation - Acute ... presentation of TB, lung ... • Management ... #fungal
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... #Management #Treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... and Management ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... Acute myocarditis