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Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential ... Microorganisms #Clues #idsa
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
by difficulty initiating ... Delayed after initiating ... medulla #Diagnosis #Differential ... Extraluminal #Algorithm #Differential
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngitis - IDSA ... #Pharyngitis #IDSA ... #diagnosis #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... • Initiation ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
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BiPAP Initiation ... 3rEtbK8 #BiPAP #BiLevel ... #Initiation #Algorithm
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
shifts caused by initiation ... Thiamine before initiation ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
infection after initiating ... features after initiating ... 2 weeks after initiation ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
30yo, M; Recent initiation ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential
Factors to be considered in deciding to initiate treatment empirically for active tuberculosis (TB) (prior to
#tuberculosis #initiation ... #management #IDSA
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
IBD Pearls: • IDA ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... IDA vs.