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Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
PMN > 250 • Treatment ... at least 2): 1) Clinical ... Features (abd pain ... > 100 WBC, >50% ... Positive Culture • Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... ± blood/mucus, Abd ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis Clinical ... Highly variable clinical ... Abs (rare) - ... mild laboratory, clinical ... regarding need for treatment
Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

IE & HIV & CD4<100 - Oh My!! Time for
Time for abx: daptomycin ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #a4c #cardiology
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Granular Casts - WBC ... Cast - RBC Cast ... Casts #Atlas #Key #Clinical
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
comorbidities: • CBC ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... 88-92% • VBG/ABG ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Even with normal WBC ... likelihood of negative clinical ... 21% had normal WBC ... #CBC #hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
blasts and high WBC ... • Lab values: WBC ... organ damage • Treatment ... Low calcium • Treatment ... - Hyperkalemia treatment
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Task Force on Clinical ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
poor air flow • ABG ... Abnormally normal ABG ... of baseline Treatments ... mechanical #management #treatment