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Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... of the lids • Symptoms ... upper lid • Cause ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Treatment: ... Discontinuation of causal
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... or TEE unless clinical ... dictated by symptoms ... #candidiasis #treatment
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
jirovecii Pneumonia Clinical ... • Caused by ... CD4 < 200 • Symptoms ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... role obligations (work ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... , tachycardia, nausea ... #Psychiatry
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... tear (similar symptoms ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
poor nutrition Clinical ... Psychiatric symptoms ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment