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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... #management #treatment ... #table
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
The Gastroenterology ... Focus on prior GI/Liver ... last meal - Treatment ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver ... Calling #Referral #Gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... months without treatment ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
and Acute Fatty Liver ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... exchange 3) Fatty liver ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... mortality at a higher level ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Table
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
- Nonremitting fever ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... exchange 2) Fatty liver ... coagulation defects and liver ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... HCQ treatment would ... of short term treatment ... clinical trial Ever ... #Pharmacology #Table