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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... Diagnosis: • Pancytopenia ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... progress to MDS or acute ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... resuscitation, appropriate antibiotic ... ARDS #Summary #CheatSheet ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- β-lactam antibiotics ... immunodeficiency virus ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
severe hemolytic anemia ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Supportive and antibiotics ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis ... #management #Bartonella
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... • IV Antibiotics ... #management #cardiology