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Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Pathogenesis and clinical ... - decr blood flow ... a +ve culture Microbiology ... S.A. can also be caused ... gonorrhoeae in young adults
Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
worm that can cause ... The adult worms ... cause lymphatic ... Filariasis #Microscopy #clinical ... #pathology #microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
of 30ml.kg-1 or blood ... crystalloid i.v.: • Adult ... Box C). ❹ Take bloods ... including blood ... within 1 h (seek microbiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood ... help and inform clinical ... • Fluid bolus (Adult ... small volume may cause ... a dramatic clinical
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Hyperkalemia in Adults ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Treatment guided by clinical ... Monitor K+ and Blood ... Monitor serum K+ and blood
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Adult form: Less ... Low ALP in adult ... deficiency • blood ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Adult Post–Cardiac Arrest Care Algorithm - AHA2020
Initial Stabilization Phase - Resuscitation is ongoing during the post-ROSC
Adult Post–Cardiac ... management: Waveform capnography ... goal systolic blood ... loop • Other critical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Drugs, Unknown cause
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Triatomine bug takes a blood ... meal (passes metacyclic ... Clinical manifestations ... Triatomine bug takes a blood ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle