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Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
• Persisting 1 ... hospitalization) • High risk ... outbreak) Few infectious ... causes of acute ... Indications #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... from the ulcer caused ... RR of bacterial infection ... free survival at 1 ... without increased risk
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Caused by ( ... a latent viral infection ... Associated with 1° ... hyperparathyroidism and ↑ risk ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • DM risk ... • Large volume feeding ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... #differential #causes
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
F • 3 peaks: 1) ... ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... and petechiae Causes ... Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
about possible risk ... #diagnosis #causes ... #atopy #atopic ... Breast-feeding and ... Petersen EBM, Skov
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... complication rate (i.e. infections ... inuslin release leading ... Gastric bypass causes ... operative CCY risk
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
varying degrees of: 1. ... causes need to ... for brain and/or optic ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... exclude other causes ... • Myocardial infarction ... months before 1° ... management #cardiology #treatment