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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... Source control (abscess ... Treatment: Drug ... #Failure #Differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
HEMODYNAMIC • Cardiac failure ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-infectious ... NSAlDs, antibiotics ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
/abscess • Ankylosing ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... life-threatening Differential ... acute respiratory failure ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... agents, Renal failure ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... epilepticus Treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... New-onset heart failure ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Bone Marrow Failure ... isoniazid) • Antibiotics ... • Parvovirus infection ... blood count with differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome