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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... contusion) • OBSTRUCTIVE ... cytokine release syndrome ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Trauma Cornea ... Malignancy • Concussion ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... infections when cART ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Surgical Care - ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... the intensive care ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... further workup and treatment ... the ED to help focus ... offer appropriate care ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
severe abd pain, confusion ... Syndrome: 3d of ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... initiation of treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
) Diagnosis: ... Sporotrichosis Syndromes ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology #syndromes