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Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Common Causes of Vaginitis

#Vaginitis #Differential #Diagnosis #Comparison #Table #Testing #Gynecology #OBGyn
Clinical Presentation ... Diagnosis of Common Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Testing
Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Typical Clinical ... Features of Major Causes ... Signs #Symptoms #Comparison ... #Table #Characteristics
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Nasopharyngeal PCR ... and other viral pathogens ... diagnostics as clinically ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
insufficiency - Critical ... #Aldosterone #Comparison ... #Table #Causes
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... upper lid • Cause ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... of PCN allergy ... Lung Abscess Pathogens ... #differential #causes
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
transmissible a pathogen ... Ebola) and their case-fatality ... take into account case-fatality ... #coronavirus #comparison ... #table #SARS #Ebola
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent pathogens ... should be based on clinical ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • JC-virus PCR
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... Similar symptoms occ ... The table below ... antibodies or PCR ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for ... specific pathogens