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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... disease - Post-infectious ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... pericarditis (select cases ... Severe typhoid fever ... • Infectious ... #management #treatment
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Anemia Intrinsic Causes ... : • Liver disease ... drug induced • Infections ... Intravascular Causes ... #classification
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... brain injury • Infectious ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... • Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... procedures - Infection ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... for metastatic infection ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disease • Liver ... Low serum IgG level ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus Serology ... state (low HBV DNA level ... (high HBV DNA level ... (about 10% of cases ... less commonly, infection