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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... weight loss • Late ... CXR upright or lat
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... hyperthermia crisis (late ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... Iinitial rate: 1 ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
than females (4:1) ... by a motor" • Difficulty ... their turn • Causes ... finish assigned work ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... 3 questions to work ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... the underlying cause ... correction (max rate
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise is a late ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... boluses 10 ml.kg-1 ... replacement therapy later ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Classification: CLASS 1 ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... Classification #Classes ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
- pulse rate 81– ... - reports difficulty ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... assessment is difficult ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... 2 cases/100,000 ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Weakness: mild difficulty ... main variants: (1)