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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Pouchelon #Warm #Antibody ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Microimmunofluorescent antibody ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: Why It Might Work
Convalescent plasma (CP) as a passive antibody therapy has
) as a passive antibody ... Therefore, this treatment ... #coronavirus #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
tested positive for antibody ... duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
equina • GQ1b IgG Antibody ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Auto-antibodies: ANCA antibody ... , Anti-GBM antibody ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
eosinophilia • ELISA antibody ... are not helpful Treatment ... Toxocara #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... levels of GAD, an antibody ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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• Pentavalent antimony ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
sclerosis, NMOSD, MOG antibody ... glycoprotein (MOG) antibody ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management