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SCAD: Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis - IBD Algorithm

SCAD: Inflammation of the inter-diverticular mucosa without involvement
SCAD: Segmental Colitis ... Associated with ... Algorithm SCAD ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm #
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... When to suspect AIN ... microscopic hematuria, mild ... Received drug associated ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... without discernable cause ... of osteoporosis in ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Inflammatory (IBD
Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD - IBD Algorithm

IUS Pros (+): no radiation, cost-effective, real-time data, well
Ultrasound (IUS) in ... IBD - IBD Algorithm ... expertise/availability in ... #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm ... #POCUS #gastroenterology
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
dyspnea 20-50% • URI ... Cardiac: multiple case ... (CRP, D-dimer, IL ... -6, TNF-a) associated ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Slightly greater in ... • Weakness: mild ... axonal form • MRI ... GQ1b IgG Antibody associated
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Mild LFT ↑ This ... relapsing fever caused ... recurrentis has been associated ... subspecies, P. h. capitis ... been associated
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... > 4 mmol/L was associated ... the critically ill ... / hypoxemia -> focus
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... erysipelas with no focus ... effective agents in ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Group of disorders associated ... " dissociation in ... -1 & IL-6 → AA Protein ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... enlargement • MRI