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- Case Study 1
- 1. Present Illness
- 2. Break Point
- 3. Social History, Phys. Exam., Lab Eval., Coags, Chest X-Ray
- 4. Break Point
- 5. CAT Scan
- 6. Differential Diagnosis
- 7. Work-up for infection
- 8. Break Point
- 9. Work-up for lymphoma
- 10. Break Point
- 11. Work-up for odynophagia
- 12. Cultures and Stains
- 13. Final Diagnosis
- 14. Mycobacteria and Septic Shock
- 15. Gaucher's Disease
- 16. Identification of Mycobacteria
- 17. Mycobacterial Infections in Renal Transplant Patients
- 18. Tumors After Renal Transplantation
- 19. References
- Case Study 2
- History of Present Illness
- Breakpoint #1
- Past Medical, Social, Family History, Medications, and Allergies
- Admission Physical Examination
- Breakpoint #2
- Summary of Initial Laboratory Values
- Breakpoint #3
- Working Impression
- Findings over the last 72 hours
- Breakpoint #4
- History, Diet, Hyperkeratoic Hair Follicles
- Abscorbic Acid Samples
- Discussion
- Vitamin C Requirements
- Scurvy
- Clinical Assay of Vitamin C Status
- Case Study 3
- 1. History of Present Illness
- 2. Other Past Medical History
- 3. Medications and Allergies
- 4. SH & FH
- 5. PE
- 6. Lab Results
- 7. Dx Imaging
- 8. Assessment
- 9. Breakpoint #1
- 10. A/P
- 11. More Lab Results
- 12. Bone Marrow Aspirate
- 13. Marrow Aspirate Results
- 14. Bone Marrow Biopsy
- 15. BM Aspirate and Biopsy Findings
- 16. BM Flow Cytometry
- 17. Clinical Course
- 18. One Year Later
- 19. Lab Studies
- 20. Clinical Course
- 21. Clinical Course
- 22. One Disease Entity?
- 23. More Lab Results
- 24. Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)
- Case Study 4
- 1. Present Illness
- 2. Breakpoint #1
- 3. Orbital Implants
- 4. Physical Exam
- 5. Initial Plan
- 6. Laboratory Findings: Conjunctival Swab
- 7. Gram Positive Rods
- 8. Laboratory Findings
- 9. Identification of Mycobacteria
- 10. Mycolic Acid Structure
- 11. HPLC
- 12. Final Identification by HPLC
- 13. Drug Susceptibility Testing
- 14. Therapy
- 15. Mycobacterium Chelonae Complex
- 16. Ocular Mycobacterial Infections
- 17. References
- Case Study 5
- 1. Clinical History
- 2. Past Medical History
- 3. Family History
- 4. Work-up of Coagulopathy
- 5. von Willebrand's disease (vWD): historical perspective
- 6. von Willebrand Factor
- 7. Secretion of vWF
- 8. von Willebrand's Disease (vWD)
- 9. Laboratory tests for vWD
- 10. Our Patient's Work-Up
- 11. Summary
- 12. Other Possible Pathophysiology
- 13. Acquired vWD associated with CLL in our patient
- 14. Treatment Plan
- 15. Treatment of vWD
- 16. References
- Case Study 6
- 1. History of Present Illness
- 2. Past Medical History
- 3. Family History
- 4. Physical Exam
- 5. Pelvic Ultrasound
- 6. ER Management
- 7. Special Coag Studies
- 8. Differential Diagnosis
- 9. Chemistry Results
- 10. Coagulation Factor Levels
- 11. Factor X Deficiency
- 12. Activation of Factor X
- 13. Factor X Deficiency
- 14. Molecular Studies
- 15. Acquired FX Deficiency
- 16. Treatment Of Bleeding With FX Deficiency
- Case Study 7
- 1. History of Present Illness
- 2. Early Clinical Course
- 3. Travel and Infectious History
- 4. Diagnostic Imaging
- 5. Further Evaluation on Hospital Day 2
- 6. Brain Biopsy Slides
- 7. Brain Biopsy - Histopathologic Interpretation
- 8. Immunohistochemistry
- 9. Brain Biopsy - Additional Histopathology Results
- 10. HSV-1 Gross Pathology
- 11. HSV-1 Histopathology
- 12. Laboratory Evaluation of Suspected Encephalitis CSF PCR
- 13. Clinical Course in Our Patient
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14. Therapy
Therapy
- Implant removed
- Treated with both clarithromycin and amikacin
- Follow-up
- Well healed socket
- No signs of residual infection
- Temporary prosthesis placed
