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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... in 1 major criterion ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... in 1 major criterion ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Community #Acquired ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Management Summary Diagnostic ... erythropoietin 1/ ... , signs, and complications ... can include: ... with evidence of acquired
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Management Pneumonia Signs ... /Symptoms: • Confusion ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... #Community #Acquired
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... Consider if: 1) ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #management #Treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... AM stiffness, >1 ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... exam and imaging Treatment
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... patients with a diagnosis ... Approximately 1% ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
ALS involves: (1) ... of UMN and LMN signs ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... likelihood of this 1. ... column Treatment