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Medications that cause Hyponatremia

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Hyponatremia #Medications #DrugInduced #List #Differential
Medications that ... Hyponatremia #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Hyponatremia #Medications ... #DrugInduced #List
(1,3)-β-d-glucan
Abundant cell wall polysaccharide, found in most fungi, except cryptococci, zygomycetes (mucor, rhizophus) and blastomyces.
Sensitivity 64%-93%;
False Positives ... Tazo, Amox) • Medications ... TheIDtrivia #beta #dglucan ... #fungal #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
pneumocystis False positives ... Most specific for diagnosing ... fungi • False positives ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Fungus
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Class Ia: The medications ... published case reports ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Drugs #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Classes
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications ... #druginduced
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Diagnosis: • Mildly ... Confirm when ElA is positive ... in response to positive ... Elevated Beta D Glucan ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Medications associated with drug-induced lupus

List of Definite and Possible Associated Drugs

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Medications #DrugInduced #Lupus #List
Medications associated ... Associated Drugs #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #DrugInduced
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
specificity of 90.3% and positive ... Fungi: Mannan and glucan ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis