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Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #PCC #ARDS #Differential ... NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... : Quantitative PCR ... ) • Liver: Hepatitis ... Cardiovascular risk ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... , CMV, HSV • Toxic ... PBC, 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Injury #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... EBV, HSV, CMV, ... - Half-life: 1 ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
visits/year for a PCP ... conjunctiva • HSV ... (herpangina), EBV ... , CMV, HIV-1 Bacterial ... Pharyngitis #Causes #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... • JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement • PCR
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
Naloxone Dilution for IV ... IV every 60 seconds ... to the desired level ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Naloxone
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... : HSV 1): • Herpes ... simplex virus 1 ... virus • CMV • EBV ... CNS #Infections #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... symptoms, or> 1 ... initiation • Differential ... • Steroids: IV ... fluid overload, PCC
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Antibodies: 1. ... Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... , HIV, rubella legionella ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH