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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in particular) Evaluation ... Diseases Fellows ... #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... smear-positive sputum sample ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... hearing loss, saddle ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... confirm DAH, r/o infection
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE relies on evaluation ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... Diseases Fellows ... #differential #workup
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Syndrome of right middle ... Disease: Clinical ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... possible - Infectious ... workup or TSH level ... if symptoms of infection ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Skin exam for infection ... Change in clinical ... stratification #diagnosis
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
— Infection — Diagnosing ... Interstitial Lung Diseases ... This is a video ... #Bronchoscopy #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
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Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
from injuries and infections ... the Journal of Clinical ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... evaluations. ... Anemia of renal disease
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
risk of clonal evolution ... median age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... may result in an infection ... importance of clinical