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Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Emergency Room - Comparison ... Table: Clinical ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... Table #Approach #Comparison
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) vs Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) - A Comparison Table

Clinical Features,
Occlusion (CRVO) - A Comparison ... Table Clinical ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... #Artery #Vein #Comparison
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... node biopsy • Clinical ... biopsy • Lab values ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
macrophages • Coccidioidomycosis ... Fungal #Pathology #clinical ... table #atlas #key #comparison
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... tolerable • High MIC values ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... #antifungals #comparison
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
trend response to treatment ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Coccidioidomycosis ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
3 years old - Clinically ... after age 4 Treatment ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
, swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... or TEE unless clinical ... Additional metastatic workup ... #candidiasis #treatment