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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Fecal leukocytes ... hospitalization or antibiotics ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Fecal leukocyte ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... fallen a little out ... pna; and metron out ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... Anaerobic #Bacteria #Pharmacology
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Based Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Rule out ... who have taken antibiotics ... in a malrotated gut ... #Differential #Diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
NINDS Diagnostic ... Supportive of Diagnosis ... at onset • >50 Leukocytes ... polymorphonuclear leukocytes ... Features That Rule out
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
>21 days - No leukocytes ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... culture used to diagnose ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
for TPN) and antibiotic ... lemon juice • Gut ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential Diagnosis ... Imperative to diagnose ... avoid unnecessary antibiotics ... inappropriate antibiotic ... Sweet syndrome • Gout
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
, venlafaxine Antibiotics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #Differential #Diagnosis