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Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... : • Clinical triad ... factor level • Low ... diagnosis #types #classification
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... diarrhea • ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... • New onset SLE ... Treatment: • ART to slow
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... #differential #causes ... #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... anti-Smith Ab, low ... Skin Disease Classification ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... , lymphopenia, low
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
or fungi (grows slow ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... See charts - ... antiphospholipid syndrome
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Classification ... liver enzymes, diarrhea
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... can cause fever ... incubation emetic syndrome ... less - Norovirus (low-grade ... irritable bowel syndrome
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... again we might see ... LV failure - Low ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typea #typeb #classification