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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
of congenital adrenal ... #CAH #algorithm ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment ... #Peds #Endocrinology
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
Cardiac: Relative ... hematuria, renal ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... #IM #InfectiousDisease ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... Things To Know Diagnosis ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... failure: CID, Renal ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Treatment algorithm for malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.
Hypercalcemia
 - Renal Failure → Dialysis with low Ca++ bath
Aggressive IV hydration
Treatment algorithm ... for malignancy-associated ... Hypercalcemia - Renal ... #algorithm #management ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... patients with a negative ... Hypertension associated ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... Pregnancy-associated
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
patients who have treatment-resistant ... greater effect on negative ... with a mix of renal ... Clozapine is associated ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
focus on the harms associated ... making it more negative ... saline has been associated ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... erythrocytes and associated ... ARDS, shock, CHF, renal ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases