Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... abscess #RUQ #Pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 β€’ Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Pigment, Protein) β€’ AIN ... : Medication, Infection
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... β€’ Medications ... Classification #diagnosis
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 β€’ Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
β€’ Drug induced acute ... Treatment includes prevention ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... can mimic common infections ... presents as an acute ... agent are the main ... #management #treatment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... No pharmacologic ... be effective in preventing ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Recommendations for Preventing ... Indications: ... health-care provider diagnosis ... #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 β€’ An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
days after an acute ... progressive inflammatory infection ... β€’ Diagnosis: ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 β€’ Education
 β€’ Physical & occupational therapy
 β€’ Psychology
Complex Regional Pain ... Syndrome (CRPS) ... Treatment Non-Pharmacologic ... behavioral therapy) Medications ... #Management