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HHV6 is almost never the etiology of #encephalitis in immunocompetent patients
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Helminths cause #eosinophilia; protozoans do not
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Elderly and catheterized patients have a high incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Abnormal UA in asymptomatic patient does NOT necessarily require treatment.
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Symptoms that do NOT warrant investigation for #UTI include change in the color, odor, or consistency of the urine
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Topiramate is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that causes ⬇️ urinary citrate excretion & formation of alkaline urine that favor the creation of calcium phosphate :renal: stones #MedMastodon #MedEd #medicine #nephrology #NephMastodon #IMPearls
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Hepatocellular #carcinoma may develop in chronic #hepatitis B infections in the absence of #cirrhosis #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #Gastrodon #IMPearls