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#Amphotericin #Ampho #AmphoB #AmB #resistance #resistant #microbiology
#Amphotericin #Ampho ... #AmphoB #AmB #resistance
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
patients), • ARB ... ACE-I + CCB • ARB ... • ACE-I or ARB ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... inhibitors) - Amy
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Cocaine • NMS ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Hypertension #AMS
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
Induction therapy: • AmBd ... • Liposomal AmB ... - 2 weeks • AmBd ... ) or liposomal AmB ... ) >1 year • AmBd
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted - 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting,
, Gitelman Syndrome ... Adenoma, BAH, AME ... GRA, Cushing's syndrome ... , Liddle syndrome ... renin activity; AME
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
 •
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... Diagnosis #delirium #AMS
Cardiac Allograft Rejection - Grades
- Acute Cellular Rejection (ACR, Cytotoxic T-cells)
- Acute Ab-Mediated Rejection (AMR, Humoral)

by
T-cells) - Acute Ab-Mediated ... Rejection (AMR,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
GI LOSS - FeMg < 2-2.5% or 24h Urine Mg
• Cisplatin, Amp ... • Gitelman's syndrome ... and other EGFR ab
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome ... Suspected Cushing syndrome ... Then measure at 8 am ... Urine Free by LC-MS ... ARUPLabs #Cushing #Syndrome