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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology ... Pneumonitis 3. ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
are: ill-defined ... centrilobular nodules ... opacity (80% of cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... ) Approach • MILD ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... clinical scenario, ECG ... and rate of rise
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... ) Treatment - IV ... showed reduced risk ... endpoint of all-cause
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
object strikes the chest ... It can cause sudden ... commotio cordis risk ... Cordis #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Sudden
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... multiple pulmonary nodules ... • Reticular + Nodular ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... presenting with chest ... Assess for high ... risk associations ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
serologic, and EMG ... More likely to cause ... should undergo chest ... treatment Of ocular ... glucocorticoids - can cause
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron deficiency (ID ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... depot iron] Treatment ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology