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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
of PCN allergy ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #causes #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Diagnosis and Management ... caused by the protozoan ... Standard regimen: Adult ... Regimens: • Adult
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... pain • Skin changes ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... appendages • FMF • Adult ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... vomiting, visual changes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... • Account for changes
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
500 mL in a 70 kg ... adult) after 15 ... to substantial changes ... Anemia of renal disease ... pathophysiology #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... very remarkable w/differential ... headaches, vision changes ... (at least 1-2 cm ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
both children and adults ... particularly in adult ... Neurodegeneration, behavioral changes ... Birbeck granules (EM ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management