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Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... hypernatremia - CHF ... deficit - Salt-losing ... Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... • In rare cases ... depending on their level ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
one direction using ... With treatment, ... in patients who never ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Stages #Classes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... Infectious Diseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
back pain at/near level ... defined sensory level ... causes need to ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
by liver insufficiency ... rule out other causes ... Precipitants: Infection ... Guidelines recommend using ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... massiliense in CF ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... elevated protein level ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause