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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • permethrin 5% cream applied to all
Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC ... 2021 Treatment ... in 1 week if symptoms ... Sarcoptes #scabiei #CDC ... #Guidelines #Management
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT ... recurrence of signs and symptoms ... development of signs and symptoms ... #Management #Guidelines ... #CDC
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... incidentally via CBC ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
patients with CD4 ... < 200 • Symptoms ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... improvement with Tx Management ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... overload) Other Symptoms ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... vasculitis Treatment ... #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... back pain - Symptoms ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management