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Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Pericardial Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... : • Rheumatologic ... Mediterranean Fever ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... : Chronic infections ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... SLE) - Viral infections ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... #rheumatology #
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin ... #dosing
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Cimetidine Infections ... #Bradycardia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... - rare during transient ... • Viral RNA level ... antibody test) Treatment
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Low serum IgG level ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Burns • Protein-losing ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Internal (RBC) - Infections ... #Diagnosis #hematology