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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
antibiotics once stable ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... shows a small, stable ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Infarction • Stable ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
caused by the inability ... Then, ask 3 questions ... Assess volume status ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... #management #nephrology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... change CV risk Chest
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... by culture or serology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess