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Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
failure with reduced ejection ... disease - Infection ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
patient undergoing a procedure ... recognize the cause ... have a general treatment ... algorithm #management #treatment
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... #management #treatment
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes ... and Treatment ... transformation (CML) / Induction ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... menstrual - Recent procedures ... - Infection exposure ... practices that could cause ... patients if the cause
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
with Preserved Ejection ... and a preserved ejection ... fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... rxn), Secondary infection
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Moderate infection ... Severe infection ... oral antibiotic treatment ... including those caused
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... this morphology Treatment ... considered in certain cases ... : Intravitreal injection ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
disease Renal Causes ... Fistula • Post-procedural ... and SMA - Can cause ... Hematuria: • Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes