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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... polyangiitis) • Malignancy ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
set point • Body ... ; Heat stroke; Malignant ... syndrome; Serotonin ... syndromeTreatment ... comparison #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... per day until stable ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... bone fractures ... bone fractures ... #treatment
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
GAS in 30% of cases ... GAS from sterile body ... kidneys, liver, lung ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO syndrome is ... Rule out other causes ... as infectious, malignant ... and lower jaw Treatment ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... - Seizures - Malignant ... - Neuroleptic malignant ... #causes #treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
60 days • Tx: Reduce ... variable tremor, mask ... agent Neuroleptic malignant ... syndrome - Extreme ... #pharmacology #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
to CVD & colon malignancy ... Pathophysiology ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology