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Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Tick Borne Illnesses ... BostonChiefs #Tick #Borne ... #Illnesses #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Ioxedes Tick - Treatment ... Lone Star Tick - Treatment ... Ioxedes Tick - Treatment ... tick #tickborne #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... rifapentine given once ... #Tuberculosis #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #regimens #comparison
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... growth arrest of bone ... pediatric ortho treatment ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... pediatric ortho treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Tissue: Source ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... #ShortStature #Differential
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
oral antibiotics once ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential