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Chlamydia trachomatis - Infection of the Newborn
 • Newborns 3-16 weeks old 
 • Afebrile (appears
Chlamydia trachomatis ... (treated with azithromycin ... 3 Pathologic Chlamydial ... organisms: - Chlamydia ... infected birds) #Chlamydia
Chlamydial Infections - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Adults and adolescents: doxycycline 100 mg orally
Chlamydial Infections ... • Pregnancy: azithromycin ... aged <8 years: azithromycin ... aged ≥8 years: azithromycin ... #Chlamydia #Infections
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
Psittacosis Pathogen: Chlamydia ... Doxycycline • Azithromycin ... #Psittacosis #Chlamydia
Sexually Transmitted Infections - Common Outpatient Treatments 
Chlamydia 
 - Azithromycin 1 g PO once
Outpatient Treatments Chlamydia ... - Azithromycin ... 250 mg 1M PLUS Azithromycin ... Trichomoniasis #Gonorrhea #Chlamydia
Causes of Vaginal Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Endometrium
 • Cervix
 • Vulva
 • Vagina
Systemic
Causes of Vaginal ... Infection: • Chlamydia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... Chlamydia 3. ... There are specific cases ... #differential #causes
Epididymitis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • For acute epididymitis most likely caused by sexually
epididymitis most likely caused ... sexually transmitted chlamydia ... epididymitis most likely caused ... by chlamydia, gonorrhea ... epididymitis most likely caused
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... a year Viral Causes ... HIV-1 Bacterial Causes ... haemolyticum, chlamydia ... #Pharyngitis #Causes
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
always - Usually azithromycin ... contraindication to azithromycin ... only in selected cases
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS