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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... septated hyphae, acute ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... pulmonary edema ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
, Contaminated food ... and paralysis, acute ... cause primary pulmonary ... or sinus fungus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... : Due to nerve root ... variants: (1) acute ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
cardiac output - Acute ... pulmonary edema ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute ... • Type B1: - Diabetes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Exclude other causes ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
a Patient With Diabetic ... of nonsurgical treatment ... destruction has not caused ... Persistent sepsis syndrome ... #nonoperative #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases