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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #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
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... increased B-cell activity ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... (e.g. incidental
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases per ... Clinical Manifestations ... continuous motor unit activity ... #Management #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... Prednisone 60 mg per ... day, followed by long ... #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... rash) • Heart, lung ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
about three cases per ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... • PET scan - activity ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... #oncology #management
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
• Sexual activity ... three weeks Clinical ... chain reaction (PCR ... Monkeypox #MPOX #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dermatology