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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... Refractory septic shock ... Severe typhoid fever ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Brain Failure Lung ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Diagnosis • Infectious ... CA, small cell lung ... HELLP • Trauma: Shock ... liver • Metabolic ... Vascular: Budd-chiari syndrome
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Ensure leg is at level ... globules in the lung ... Syndrome usually ... progressive inflammatory infection
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Syndrome (STSS) ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... , lung/ARDS, coagulopathy ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #treatment #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... infiltrates NTM Pulmonary
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Drugs • ICP / Infections ... BRASH Syndrome ... blocking agent • Shock ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Cimetidine Infections
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... and/or digoxin level ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Low serum IgG level ... and M panel Management ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Insufficiency, Liver ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... algorithm #treatment #management