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Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Inflammatory mechanism ... dendritic cell (DC ... activate naive CD4 ... #asthma #pathophysiology ... #inflammatory #
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
and infect other cells ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory ... Kawasaki Disease CDC ... MISC #Kawasaki #Comparison ... #diagnosis #peds ... #MultiSystem #Inflammatory
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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CD3-CD4+ T cells ... HTLVI) - Chronic inflammatory ... related disease, inflammatory ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: ... the epidermis 2) Inflammatory ... Skin-homing T-cells ... #Diagnosis #
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
as part of the inflammatory ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Stimulate immune cells ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... : - Systemic Inflammatory ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Criteria for Diagnosis

Minimum Criteria (at least one needed for diagnosis):
Pelvic Inflammatory ... Disease (PID) - CDC ... - White blood cells ... laparoscopy #Pelvic #Inflammatory ... #Disease #PID #CDC
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Plasmodium #lifecycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite