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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... causes: sepsis, meds ... Urinary tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... symptomatic genital infection ... afebrile • Acute ... Disseminated #Gonococcal #Infection ... #InfectiousDiseases
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... and Management ... factors: Previous acute ... enteric infection ... gastrointestinal infection
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... transformation to acute ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... septated hyphae, acute ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... on ABx) → Acute ... #1 nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... : • Infection, ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... #diagnosis #management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
after initial infection ... with untreated infection ... after primary infection ... infection ... >1 year after infection