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In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
erythema, decrease in WBC ... ) alternative diagnosis ... #EBM #ID #Management
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... Effluent >100 WBC ... effluent, decreasing WBC ... #peritonitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if high risk if WBC ... opacities • Diagnosis ... • Differential Diagnosis ... QD until normal WBC ... #management #hematology
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... friction rub, Fever, ↑WBC ... PCP #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
blasts and high WBC ... • Lab values: WBC ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
Sepsis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... WBC > 12 K or < ... Sepsis #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Management #QSOFA
Toxic Megacolon 
Inflammatory bowel disease or Infectious colitis characterized by total or segmental nonobstructive colonic dilatation
toxicity Clinical diagnosis ... • HR > 120 • WBC ... Hypotension Management ... Toxic #Megacolon #Diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pain, Fever, ↑WBC ... improvement with Tx Management ... #management #treatment
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... SBP: PMN count (WBC ... HershShroff #Ascites #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... - NORMAL CSF WBC ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment