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The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
evidence-based framework to approach ... short course of treatment ... acyclovir in these cases ... treatment would ... HSV PCR would cause
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
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
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