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Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
levels • The BIG ... granulomatous diseases ... vasculitis, Crohn's disease ... Genetic: Williams syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
frozen food, salad bar ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Risk Factors, Disease ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Fungal #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
frozen food, salad bar ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... culture (Invasive disease ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Bronchoscopy with serial BAL ... #differential #diagnosis
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Puberty Onset (BA ... • Cushing's Disease ... Transplant Chronic Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • Tangier Disease ... Obstructive Liver Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #PrimaryCare
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... - DiGeorge Syndrome