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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
) Diagnosis: ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... Funduscopic Exam • CVC ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... Venous disease (SVC ... /IVC occlusion, ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... syndrome (involvement IVC ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... express Laboratory tests
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... portal vein and IVC ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... causes including
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Presyncope PVC ... than a PVC ... Cardiomyopathy (PVC-induced ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Frontal atrophy Vascular ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical ... MVC, cyclist) ... ligaments and possible vascular ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia (most common cause ... : Clinical! ... confirmatory lab tests ... Cornerstone of treatment ... supportive care: • IV
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
rule out other causes ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... supplementation, IV ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology