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Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
with suspected HIT ... the results of HIT ... laboratory tests ... probability of HIT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Thrombocytopenia (HIT ... likelihood of HIT ... in 30d) • H/o HIT ... of HIT #HIT # ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • HIV ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... or IGRA HIV: ... • HIV-infected ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • HIV ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... or IGRA HIV: ... • HIV-infected ... #Management #Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
treatment of Hereditary ... been ruled out, HIC ... with elevated HIC ... hemochromatosis; HIC ... #diagnosis #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #Management #treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
coughed and now his ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
It is important ... to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management