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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... are caused by members ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... neutropenia (performs best ... septated hyphae, acute
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... injury #hepatitis #differential
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False Positives Causes ... False-negative treponemal tests ... patients living with HIV ... • Acute Infections ... False #Positives #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... #diagnosis #causes
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Patient Prefers to Rest ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... #causes #primary ... #secondary #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
negative, MOG-IgG test ... causes need to ... simplex virus, HIV ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or diagnostic tests ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... #typea #typeb #classification
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... CMV • EBV • HHV6 ... Arboviruses: - West ... Symptoms: • Acute ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
indirect Coombs test ... - Acute Hemolytic ... Causes purpura & ... Transfusion Related Acute ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management