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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ) Clinical Guidelines ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... #Acute #Chronic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease ... : CKD, acute glomerulonephritis ... #causes #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Prevotella • Fungal
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... ) Clinical presentations ... septated hyphae, acute ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... exists Infectious Diseases ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Muscular or neurologic ... stroke, Parkinson disease ... weight loss or acute ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases