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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Positive Gram stain ... /culture Management
Statin Intensities

Basic refresher of statin intensities! One common thing I see a lot is patients being
Statin Intensities ... Basic refresher of statin ... /ambcarerx #Statin ... Pharmacology #Dosing #Management
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Statin Induced Muscle ... individuals on statin ... patients taking a statin ... initiation of statin ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Algorithm for the management ... If Gram stain not ... Algorithm #IDSA #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... • Sputum gram stain ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... culture, Gram stain ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... analine blue) dye stains ... fungi but doesn't stain ... silver (GMS) - Stains ... #Fungal #Stains
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Secondary prevention (statin ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
• Buffy coat stain ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Laser Treatment Indications in Dermatology
 
When lasers are the 
treatment of choice: 
 • Port wine
• Port wine stain ... #Dermatology #Management