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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... #DMII #Classification
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... showed reduced risk ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... #differential #causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Risk factors 3. ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
2022-lab-advisory-CLARIFICATION-CDC_Publishes_Non-variola_Orthopoxvirus_PCR_Testing_Procedure ... should use this algorithm ... /pdfs/smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... See table below ... detection can aid in diagnosis