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Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
how contagious / transmissible ... diseases (SARS, MERS ... Ebola) and their case-fatality ... Fatality 11% MERS ... #SARS #Ebola #MERS
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Rats #Diseases #Transmissible
How does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) compare to Ebola, SARS, MERS? Cases and Deaths
Weighing diseases
to Ebola, SARS, MERS ... Cases and Deaths ... 8,437 Confirmed cases ... , 813 deaths MERS ... comparison #viruses #MERS
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
factitious disorder • Meds ... hyperbilirubinemia • Meds ... Urine: • Any cause ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... dyes typically cause
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
• Vasodilatory meds ... Aortic stenosis • Meds ... • Vasodilatory meds ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
criteria • Tx: Meds ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hyperthyroid, Bony Mets ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
(B) Mees’ lines ... the nails can be caused ... nail grows.3 In Mees ... Mees’ lines are ... paired white lines caused
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... within GI and URT causes ... Maternal viremia causes ... Hematogenous spread causes ... evasion techniques cause