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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical and ... Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
or metastases, Infection ... Histiocytosis and ... AQP-2 gene - Acquired ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... abdominal pain, nausea ... ) at the doses required ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Pharmacologic Treatment ... , tachycardia, nausea ... flushing, headache, and ... , warmth along injection ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #HTN #Pharmacology
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... follow up cultures required ... of metastatic infection
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... #1 nosocomial infection ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... progressive inflammatory infection ... including DM • Treatment ... (HBOT) Spinal Shock ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... more commonly cause ... Radiation, Electric Shock ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... and some infections ... Antimicrobial treatment ... is generally required ... Demyelinating disease caused
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
organ dysfunction caused ... host response to infection ... SEPTIC SHOCK is ... Patients w/ septic shock ... treatment with: