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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... #differential #causes
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Encephalitis and Bacterial ... Photophobia • Nausea ... • Common clinical ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... Develops in the immune
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
that disrupts immune ... Infections+++: Virus ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: •
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... important bacteria ... important drug classes ... Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #coverage #antibiogram
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
mutations) • Immune ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... and petechiae Causes ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... required until immune ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused