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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... Sensitivity 60%, Spec ... microbiology #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... lung disease Caused ... 100% sens, 88% spec ... SpO2 > 88% • Management ... syndrome #diagnosis #management
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
Accuracy Compared - SPEP ... - FLC - UPEP ... Diagnosis #MGRS #MGUS #SPEP
Management of Jackhammer Esophagus or Esophageal Spasm
Step 1: Assess the severity of the motility disturbance
Step 2:
Management of Jackhammer ... Esophageal Spasm Step ... 4: Medical Management ... Step 5: POEM ... Esophageal #Spasm #Management
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Asthma Severity Classification and Step Therapy

#Diagnosis #Management #Asthma #Classification #Severity #Step #Therapy #ALiEM
Classification and Step ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Classification #Severity #Step
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... , Enterococcus spp ... Streptococcus spp
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... , Brucella spp, ... , Legionella spp ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Treatment of hyperkalemia via kaliuresis 
step 1 = volume resuscitation if hypovolemic
step 2 = consider fludrocortisone
step
via kaliuresis step ... if hypovolemic step ... fludrocortisone step ... diuretic cocktail step ... hyperkalemia #kaliuresis #management
Diplopia - Differential Diagnosis
Step 1: Consider Stroke
Step 2: Diplopia PLUS
 - Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
 - Infection
Differential Diagnosis Step ... Consider Stroke Step ... Apex Syndrome Step ... Isolated Diplopia Step ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes