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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Sickle Cell Crises Clinical ... Manifestations #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... tumor, parotid/middle ... Diagnosis and Workup ... No additional workup ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... Management Algorithm Clinical ... Immediate Workup ... #differential #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... presentation, temporal evolution ... status, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
require urgent nephrology ... evaluation? ... isotonic fluids (NS ... KidneyInjury #simplified #workup ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE relies on evaluation ... antimicrobials, clinical ... factors: - Serology ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... viral arthritis Workup ... count, and crystal evaluation ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical ... cervical, anal Cxs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Approach (when evaluation ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
hypertension General Evaluation ... Cushing, CAH, AMES, Liddle ... essential HTN If work-up ... pheochromocytoma, primary CNS ... early #secondary #workup
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... smear-positive sputum sample ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases