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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... Recent exposure to antibiotics ... after empirical antibiotic ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Management #hepatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
HAS-BLED schemas #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #CHADS2 ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
gram-positive cocci ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
malnutrition, Antibiotics ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison ... #Alpha #Beta #Comparison ... #Table #Hematology ... Electrophoresis #Diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
Pneumothorax on POCUS ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis ... management #treatment #hematology