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"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
) M - Medication ... ; drug exposure ... specific food (e.g ... Current or previous work ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Drug Induced Liver ... DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... duration), Several medications ... Liver #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
toxidrome is a syndrome ... caused by specific medications ... barbituates, “Z-drugs ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shift Work) Sleep ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Anxiety Other • Medications ... Antipsychotics) • Drug
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... asthma, allergy, drug ... signs or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Consensus Indications ... disorders (DiGeorge Syndrome ... HLA-selected products (e.g ... #Hematology #BloodBank ... #Management
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-histone - Drug-induced ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Review of medication ... potentially causative drugs ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac, pulmonary etc ... dystrophies Work ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup