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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Post-operative Pulmonary ... Recent respiratory infection ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary ... #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Myelogenous Leukemia • Primary ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
or metastases, Infection ... diseases, Trauma, Surgery ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... Treatment is aimed ... Classification #Types #Nephrology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... ≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... likely underlying cause ... D). ❿ Insert urinary ... abandon or limit surgery
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... TB, NTM, PNA • Primary ... mycobacteria Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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encephalitis, and primary ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... approaching 100% for primary
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... to asymptomatic infection ... have positive serology ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... • primary and ... toon • Spinal infection ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... Myasthenia Crises ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... , surgery, childbirth ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... RGM • Plastic surgery ... RGM • Cardiac surgery ... • Primarily occurs