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Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Treatment #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... antibody, Anti-GBM ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
chills, anorexia, ARDS ... jaundice ​• Neuro: AMS ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #management #Bartonella
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... equivocal • CT ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #management #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... recommendations, treatments ... #management #medications ... #treatment #diagnosis ... Petersen EBM, Skov
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... physical exam, CT ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... hematology #oncology #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... health-care provider diagnosis ... vaccine virus, treatment ... 500 mg PO TID (AII ... #management #opportunistic
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
effusion - CT ... scan if diagnostic ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... ml/min without AKI ... Influenza #Checklist #Management