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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Post-infectious ... tubular necrosis (causes ... • Medications ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Autoimmune • CVID • Medications ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection ... #gastroenterology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... : Medications- ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... and treatment can ... • Lyme disease ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
Possible Causes ... urinary tract infections ... hepatobiliary diseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Hypothyroidism • Medication-induced ... Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
: Secondary to infections ... , Busulfan • Disease ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #treatment #nephrology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... Medications 7. ... Systemic disease ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Failure, Toxins/Medications ... , Severe Valve Disease ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare # ... #management