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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... to improve • Too ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... Treatment: Drug
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... still rotated to ... slowly brought up to ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... allergy - Switch to ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... Benign #paroxysmal #positional ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
Can be normal up to ... after age 4 Treatment ... • Inability to ... anatomic position ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Urology
Right Parasternal View on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Right lateral decubitus position with transducer at 2nd/3rd Intercostal
Parasternal View on POCUS ... lateral decubitus position ... - Used mainly to ... assess trans-valvular ... #window #view #POCUS
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Responds quickly to ... of metastatic infection ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... limited vascular access ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... with significant neurologic ... persist weeks to ... symptom in 7% to ... attacks with varying neurologic
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... is comparable to ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology