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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Peripheral Smear ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... : Chronic infections ... pancreatitis, Post-surgical ... Others: Asplenia/post-splenectomy
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
antivirals (DAAs) for chronic ... C virus (HCV) infection ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Valve Dysfunction, Post ... Injury to Root Chronic ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic ... Arteritis, Behcet Syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Post-Transplantation ... , intensity of induction ... ) Up to 50% of PTLD ... #Post #Transplantation ... oncology #diagnosis #management
Interpretation of HBV Seroloqies (and what to do)

chronic HBV, 
resolved infection, 
past infection or occult HBV,
what to do) chronic ... HBV, resolved infection ... , past infection ... Interpretation #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Arthritis-Dermatitis syndrome ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... : • Most patients ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... (suppurative); Most ... patients often have chronic ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection ... hemorrhage) • Chronic ... sarcoidosis) • Post-splenectomy ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... Myelofibrosis (MF) • Chronic
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... acute enteric infection ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... gastrointestinal infection ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management