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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... and Workup Clinical ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD ... #Aortitis #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... immunocompromised, IBD ... doi.org/10.1093/cid ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... , soft cheese, ice ... cream) Clinical ... , Convalescent Serology ... #Criteria #Workup
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
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Current or previous work ... members, past ID ... Washington University ID ... History #Mnemonic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... valves, COPD, ILD ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Early and Late Clinical ... • Heralded by neurologic ... Remitting, chronic • Neurologic ... Washington University ID ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Ulceration The diagnosis ... of IBD can’t be ... this requires clinical ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #differential #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... Imaging findings Workup ... pain-dose ketamine (ICU ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases