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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... TBRF is caused by ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... Penetrates most body sites ... hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... Table Some patients ... medication assisted treatment ... Dosing usually begins ... Buprenorphine #Comparison
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... #differential #causes
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis ... Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... soil (increased during ... involvement in >95% of cases ... extrapulmonary sites
Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD) vs Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD) - Comparison Table

Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD):
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Disease (MCD) - Comparison ... Table Unicentric ... Systemic symptoms: fever ... Variable; depends on cause ... #Table #Diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... cirrhosis: jaundice, ascites ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment