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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Screening #Workup #table
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
conditions in his ... differential diagnoses ... abdominal pain (Table ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Step 1) Screening Test ... require Cosyntropin testing ... cortisol level should ... Step 3) Differentiate
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
hemorrhage in the setting ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Safe Living After Transplant - Water Safety
Abrasions:
• If incurred during swimming in ocean or fresh water,
the water • Test ... transplant recipient should ... water #safety #InfectiousDiseases ... #PatientInfo #differential ... #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... antiretroviral therapy should ... of serum CrAg testing ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... tests before beginning ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
(+) screening test ... and molecular diagnostic ... tests, empiric ... treatment should ... Please refer to the table
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
cases of malaria diagnosed ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases