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Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Baseline risk factors ... Precipitants #Elderly #Geriatrics ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
QT prolongation risk ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... Treatment #Management #Pharmacology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... Infancy #Infant #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
viral infections, risk ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
may increase the risk ... increase in the risk ... Cognitive #Burden #Geriatrics ... Medications #List #Pharmacology
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
unnecessarily high risk ... #Geriatrics #Medications ... #Beers #List #Pharmacology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
are at greatest risk ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Risk of malaria ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential