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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... ROM +/- fever, ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... viral arthritis Workup ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
clinical remission • Risk ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... fatigue despite disease ... have fatigue w/ active ... #diagnosis #management
Diagnostic flow-chart to assess and monitor disease severity in the presence of suspected NAFLD and metabolic
and metabolic risk ... Guidelines for the management ... disease #Diagnosis ... Steatohepatitis #Workup ... #Algorithm #Followup
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
neuromuscular disease ... mortality BPAP - Bi-Level ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
IFN-γ-activated ... lymph nodes Risk ... TB: • Fever • ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Management #Treatment
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... with persistently active ... are at increased risk ... disease management ... with cessation if
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... circulation = risk ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... #Algorithm #workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Known CV disease ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
IFN-γ-activated ... lymph nodes Risk ... TB: • Fever • ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Management #Treatment
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare