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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... syndrome: • Fever ... Distal joints, knees
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... algorithm for pulmonary ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Algorithm
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... ): Valley Fever ... periods after rain/storms ... or excavation work ... • Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... Inhalation of spores ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... • Isolated fever ... #Management #Infections
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
vancomycin (if SSTI or port ... full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
pneumoniae - Coccidioides ... symptoms such as fever ... the ankles and knees ... Diagnostic Approach ... #Management
Mitral valve regurgitation is the heart’s version of a plot twist — just when you think
the ventricle starts ... to make it all work ... that glorious pulmonary ... Diagnosis by echocardiography ... unpredictable, and never