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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... Abdominal pain; ... Criteria - Either ... #algorithm #management
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Insufficiency Diagnosis ... Algorithm Test ... 1: Baseline AM Cortisol ... of major normal value ... incremental increase to assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 - Assess ... & desmopressin test ... Hypernatremia #Management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Likelihood Ratio Step 1: ... & Specificity Assess ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... echocardiography - Assess ... 10 minutes of rest ... Criteria: • Underlying
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
the following criteria ... positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... classification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... infection of heart valves ... : Duke Criteria ... (2 Major OR 1 Major ... w/ vegetation/abscess