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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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MonkeyPox Virus ... • Treatment ... #management #virus ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology ... #treatment
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome • Chronic
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
cruzi (Chagas disease ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... , Inflammatory bowel ... disease, Giant ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel ... syndrome 4. ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Leptospira (Weil disease ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... , inflammatory bowel ... #differential #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Previous upper bowel ... , Inflammatory bowel ... syndrome, Cystic ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Severe pulmonary disease ... ARDS Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #treatment
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
, Busulfan • Disease ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology