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D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
D-dimer Plasma ... D-dimer is a product ... age, which can cause ... testing? ... @DharSaty #Ddimer
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... renal biopsy - Management ... nephrotoxic drugs, treating ... underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
A primer on the ... causes, evaluation ... and management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... -> Serological Testing ... -> Serological Testing ... -> Serological Testing ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... stratification, management ... the low resource setting ... , where skull pocus ... Fracture #Hematoma #POCUS
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Lupus Nephritis Primer
Class I - Minimal Mesangial
Class II - Mesangial Proliferative
Class Ill - Focal Proliferative
Class IV
Lupus Nephritis Primer ... Classification #Classes ... differential #diagnosis #management
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Supportive: genetic testing ... HOCM #Diagnosis #Management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Elevated D-Dimer ... • PTT: ↑ • D-Dimer ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options for Treating ... SatyaPatelMD and Casey ... #pharmacology #management