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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
present in 1 major criterion ... or 3 minor criteria ... met • Major criteria ... 4000 cells/uL), Thrombocytopenia ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #signs
Bronchiolitis Management

When to admit: 
- Any history of apnoea 
- Persistant sats < 92% 
- Inadequate
Bronchiolitis Management ... (<50% normal) Signs ... Bronchiolitis #Management ... Admission #Discharge #Criteria
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... AL) - Kussmaul sign ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Cardiology #Staging
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Diagnosis and Management ... Symptoms and Signs ... Diagnostic Criteria ... diagnosis #algorithm #management ... #criteria #Tropheryma
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
• no slam dunk criteria ... Diagnosis: • look for signs ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
/Leukocytosis, Thrombocytopenia ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... Brucellosis #Diagnosis #Criteria
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... unstable vital signs ... #Management #BloodCultures ... #Indications #Criteria
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Classic “snowman sign ... Pre-Operative Management ... Post-Operative Management ... TAPVR #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #peds