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Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
phagocytophilum Pathophysiology ... -14 days after bite
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
trypomastigotes enter bite ... various cells at bite ... wound site. ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
-> Black fly bites ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
L3 larvae enter bite ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
L3 larvae enter bite ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Localized skin infections and associations: Cellulitis, Bite wounds, Ulcers, Nodules, Eschars 

#SSTIs
#associations
#SkinInfections
#cellulitis
#ulcer
#eschar
#bites
#nodules
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
associations: Cellulitis, Bite ... ulcer #eschar #bites
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
Mechanism of Action of Bile ... Sequestrants Bile ... Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile ... Pool → ↑ Hepatic Bile ... sequestration #pathophysiology
Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Does patient have recurrent episodes of urticaria, angioedema or isolated GI
- Known tick bites ... irritation at site ... of tick bite
Nephron - Diuretic Sites of Action

Source Text: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323449427/critical-care-nephrology#book-info

#Nephron #Diuretics #Site #Action #Location #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Nephron #Diuretics #Site ... Location #Nephrology #Pathophysiology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
progesterone and a bit ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology