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IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... per minute) or abnormal ... white blood cell ... or those with clinical ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
the patient’s blood ... (normal value, ... definitive host; the infection ... #clinical #NEJM ... liver #hepatic #radiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... have positive blood ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Headaches • Pale skin ... Idiopathic • Infections ... result from low blood ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... in literature (NEJM ... required due to skip ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Pocket Hematoma after Pacemaker Placement
A rare, but can't-miss complication from pacemaker placement. Low incidence (1-9%) overall,
breakdown → decreased blood ... dehiscence or skin ... indicated against skin ... Pocket #Hematoma #clinical ... #Pacemaker #photo
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Key Point: High clinical ... form): damages blood ... placenta): block blood ... of myocardial infarction ... recognition and management