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Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
mortality #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #PESI ... #sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... - Generally >3 cm ... #Infections #differential
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Catheters (CVL/PICC ... Other hardware - Risk-Benefit ... or TEE unless clinical ... Consider: Spine, CNS
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 ... Differential Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... event, follow ACC ... Change in clinical ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... medical and surgical management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
- Autoimmune: thyroid ... life-threatening Differential ... DX: - Thyroid ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... disorders (e.g. thyroid ... and CNS • Headache ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC ... Thrombosis highest risk
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... transplantation • MCC ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management