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IDSA Diabetic Foot infection - In Which Situations Is Diagnostic Bone Biopsy Most Recommended?
 • Patient
IDSA Diabetic Foot ... Situations Is Diagnostic ... blood suggest high ... osteomyelitis with antibiotic-resistant ... #Biopsy #Indications
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... Medications 2.
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... phlebotomy High ... Hyperkalemia: • CKD ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... Medications 2.
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If high ... of Surgery: • High ... the type of and indication ... since elective PCI ... stratification #diagnosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... Mortality is high ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... antibodies or PCR ... can be used for diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... (Bactrim, PCN G-K ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... Elimination (see Table
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Loop Diuretics; High-Ceiling ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... are typically able ... patients with CAD ... There is no “one ... #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... are typically able ... patients with CAD ... There is no “one ... #diagnosis #algorithm
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
complements and a high ... Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular disorders • CAD ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis