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Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
2-6 months • Fever ... Lymphohistiocytosis • Anemia ... : 1) Liposomal ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Leukocytosis, anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- Overview Who ... F • 3 peaks: 1) ... Clinical Presentation ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... Treatment:
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Clinical features ... culture Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Prophylactic antibiotics
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
CLL) - Summary Overview ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... immunophenotype Clinical ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... 5) Symptoms of anemia
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... Normal: < 1% ... Clinically significant ... tachycardia or fever ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Kawasaki Disease 1. ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... Albumin ≤3.0 g/dL, anemia ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... poor nutrition Clinical ... Ill temper • Fever ... vasculitis Treatment ... Supplementation with 1
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #infectiousdiseases