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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #Steroids #Indications ... #infections #management
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... glomerular disease • Leukocytes ... casts - Renal infection ... horsfall protein indicating ... Urinary tract infection
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Causes of Altered Urine ... urinary tract infections ... urinary tract infection ... Purple (Purple Urine ... #Altered #Urine
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Parasitic infections ... Medications 7. ... disease - Fecal leukocytes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Urinary Tract Infection ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Urinary Tract Infection ... ("Cystitis"): Infection ... (+) Nitrites, Leukocyte
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... kidney #blood #urine ... #management #treatment
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... >21 days - No leukocytes ... in urine - Procalcitonin ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... Mild infection: ... or those with clinical ... approved for this indication ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes: Medications ... intracavernosal injections ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management