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Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... dosage forms and conversion ... #pharmacology #antibiotics
DOAC: Cheat Sheet - Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Prophylaxis, VTE and Renal Dosing

Renal Dosing:
Apixaban (25% renal clearance):
VTE and Renal Dosing ... Renal Dosing ... , Creat > 1.5, Age ... Anticoagulation #Hematology ... #Pharmacology #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Clenching of fist during ... controlled DM • Chemotherapy ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Clenching of fist during ... controlled DM • Chemotherapy ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
< 3 months of age ... Presentation / Diagnosis ... Diagnosis via genetic ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... management #treatment #hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... diffusion from IPVDs Diagnostic ... minutes of rest HPS Diagnostic ... 20mmHg in patients aged ... management #treatment #hepatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... ​• Isolation using ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
patients • Avg age ... late adulthood • Diagnosis ... IgA and/or IgM, age ... Burns • Protein-losing ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Cytotoxic drugs/Chemotherapy ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
particularly those coming ... Diagnosis = clinical ... for patient’s age ... women and age/2 ... them, but urgent rheumatology