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Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Hyperacute: - Primary ... Neurologic: Vascular ... Neurologic: Vascular ... Subacute: - Primary ... Neurologic: Vascular
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Glomerulonephritides (GN) • Primary ... Disease process primarily ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
suggests calculi/infection ... dysmorphic RBC’s, RBC ... throughout (upper urinary ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Urology
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis (PBC) ... fungal, viral infections ... Drug-induced cholestasis, Primary ... malignancy #Primary
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
severe fungal infections ... severe candidal infections ... high incidence of primary ... tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
clots ➔ Lower Urinary ... deposits - Post-infectious ... Upper and Lower urinary ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #nephrology #renal
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Penicilliosis (Primary ... Treating Acute Infection ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Differential Diagnosis • Infections ... Glioblastoma multiforme, Primary ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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encephalitis, and primary ... status, and focal neurologic ... specificity 90–100% Primary ... approaching 100% for primary ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology