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Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Stool Cultures - ... IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... Few infectious causes ... of acute gastroenteritis ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy
Drug - Dose range - Onset/oeak/duration - Side effects
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Emergencies in Pregnancy ... , hypotension, fetal ... Hydralazine - Headache ... infarction, flushing, headache ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Pregnancy
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... abdominal pain, headache
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Routine stool culture ... while awaiting culture ... positive 2. ... Hospitalization required #Acute
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... of Headache: ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Symptoms: • Acute ... • Gram stain: Positive ... in 60%-90% • Culture ... : Positive in 70% ... by CSF or urine culture
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... of Headache and ... system function - Acute ... Female gender - Pregnancy ... of life" - Acute
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
are positive in ... Culture (+): ... Acute: • S. ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... Pathologic Causes ... significantly positive ... Diagnoses: • Acute
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... Demyelinating disease caused ... specific and <25% culture ... positive Cryptococcal