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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... incidentally via CBC ... When present, symptoms ... von Willebrand disease ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Diagnosis and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... the protozoan parasite ... form (No signs/symptoms ... only available at CDC ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... , Severe Valve Disease ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... 3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... <50 • Symptoms ... CNS #Infections #differential
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... Splenomegaly 5) Symptoms ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Constitutional symptoms ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Acute Babesiosis Management
Mild/Moderate Disease Severity
 • Symptoms: Fevers, fatigue, malaise. Headache, nausea. Chills, dyspnea, neck stiffness
Acute Babesiosis Management ... Mild/Moderate Disease ... Severity • Symptoms ... stiffness • Parasite ... Severity • Symptoms
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Diagnosis and Management ... Symptoms of metastatic ... and Treatment - ... Hb levels and CBC ... RCC #Diagnosis #Management