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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
onset RUQ pain, jaundice ... Supportive with treatment ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... : Serology (preferred ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
other causes of neurologic ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis ... antacids, or enemas, Treatment ... eclampsia (mothers and neonates ... Addison's disease) Treatment ... Hypermagnesemia #Diagnosis
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Neonate: - Infection ... hypertension and/or drug treatment ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis ... from cats (rare) Diagnosis ... commercially • Serology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Strongyloidiasis Treatment ... low risk): • Diagnostic ... : Serology, Stool ... Strongyloidiasis #Treatment ... strongyloides #parastie #infectiousdiseases
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
of cirrhosis: jaundice ... digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment ... #hepatology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Diagnosis ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases