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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
echocardiography - Assess ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... ) on room air Treatment ... resolution of symptoms ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic symptoms ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... #Management #Infections
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... disease b) CHF ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management ... Sporotrichosis - Symptoms ... CSF similar to TB ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #management #microbiology