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Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Exposure (ABCDE) Approach ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... guided by clinical ... Prevention - Consider cause ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
caused by Borrelia ... the body louse, causes ... of blood smear, acute ... often experience acute ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
factors: Critical ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... At least 3 of (Acute ... : No • Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Prevotella • Fungal
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... complex Classic Risk ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... septated hyphae, acute ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
(most frequent cause ... antibiotic exposure Clinical ... and may include fever ... Multidisciplinary approach ... virulence Delays in treatment
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#wavelengths #causes ... Acute effects of ... Sunburns and risk ... non-melanoma skin cancer: clinical ... Mechanisms and treatments
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
No fever. ... Treatment: Itraconazole ... tissues - mainly caused ... occur anywhere - Risks ... recommended Mayo Clinic
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... Americans at higher risk ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... involvement in >95% of cases ... management #summary #fungal