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Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... triad (<10%): fever ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... MatthewHoMD #Acute
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
caused by Borrelia ... smear, acute and ... a single dose! ... often experience acute ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis Approach ... An acute rise or ... blood pressure ... hypertension (blood ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
acute exacerbation ... Red Flags: • Fever ... the patient • Blood ... Rib fracture • Shingles ... aneurysms • Acute
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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of Hyperkalemia in ... Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... features: Fever ... to 30% of cases) ... emboli: Usually single
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Washed RBC • Single ... - Acute Hemolytic ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... more likely to cause
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... Blood (platelets ... weeks incubation Acute ... mild (malaise, fever ... Tests - check Acute
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... management #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm