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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... bile ducts Differential ... amyloidosis, Bacterial, fungal ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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histological and clinical ... modalities for PCL ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #management ... #differential
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... Catheters (CVL/PICC ... or TEE unless clinical ... candidiasis #treatment #fungal
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
posterolateral corner (PLC ... his exam under anaesthesia ... rupture and our final ... Injury #Positive #Clinical
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... antimicrobials, clinical ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #