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Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Care TRICC - NEJM ... - ICU FOCUS - NEJM ... 2011 - Hip Surgery ... ALI is the deadliest ... /vmoitra) #EBM
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
mottling over his ... Clinical #Derm #EM ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... pneumonia (PJP), MAI ... • CT: Halo sign ... involvement MAI ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Computed tomography (CT ... ) of his chest showed ... C) #Clinical #InfectiousDisease ... Blastomycosis #CT ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy #NEJM
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... equivocal • CT ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
mucogenicum • HIV ... patients such as: 1. ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Imaging, high res CT ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Reversible Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - A computed tomographic scan showed jejunal dilatation and thinning of the
Panel B, Video 1) ... His symptoms abated ... Ischemia #EGD #CT ... #NEJM
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Algorithm STEP 1 ... TSH, RF, ANA, HIV ... lower extremities, CT ... Order 18FDG-PET/CT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
effusion - CT ... 75 mg BID (or IV ... q 1 2hr if post-flu ... acid 1.5 grams IV ... ml/min without AKI