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Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Pathophysiology ... : - Catch-all term ... - Pathophysiology ... Immunocompromised #Diagnosis
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
the common and also ... different lists of diagnoses ... diagnoses according ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
but which can also ... previously known as ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Heme Synthesis Pathway
Enzymes
1. ALA Synthase
2. ALA Dehydratase
3. Porphobilinogen deaminase
4. UP Ill Synthase
5. UP Ill Decarboxylase
6. Coproporphyrinogen
ALA Synthase 2. ... ALA Dehydratase ... Synthesis #Pathway #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
High Cost • FTA-ABS ... Serologic #Testing #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
prostaglandins as ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
patients presents as ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
They also occur ... in differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... : - Neuro: AMS ... have fever - ACS ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management