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Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
catheter • Recent dental ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Differential Diagnosis ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology #Diagnosis ... #Management
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... - Manaqement:
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... much easier to diagnosis ... #RTA #Type1 #Distal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
DENTAL TRAUMA 
FRACTURE 
 - ENAMEL ONLY 
 - ENAMEL+DENTIN 
 - EXPOSED PULP 
AVULSION 
LUXATION
DENTAL TRAUMA FRACTURE ... ONLY - ENAMEL+DENTIN ... LUXATION #Dental ... #Trauma #Diagnosis ... #Management #Tooth
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Causes of Developmental ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Mechanical (e.g. dental ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure • Renal ... crises Drug ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
(RTA) Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Distal (type ... Tubular #Acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #nephrology
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia is caused ... with impaired renal ... and underlying renal ... dysfunction is common #Diagnosis