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Original and Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk #score #PE #Table
Simplified PESI PulmonaryEmbolism ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... sPESI #risk #score
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
EBM #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #Specificity #PulmonaryEmbolism
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... • JC-virus PCR ... - Generally >3 cm
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Risk Factors: ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... routine O&P • Clinical ... relevance of +PCR ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects of SCC ... Clinical Picture ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... hemorrhage • Treatment
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
PCP with valacyclovir ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Inhibitor: • Risk