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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... ​• Neuro: AMS (carries ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
Causes of Generalized Hypoxia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hypoxemic - Not enough O2 (Most Common)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... enough or faulty carrier ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Barriers and opportunities to integrating nurses in antibiotic stewardship #Nursing #AntibioticStewardship #Pathogens #MultidisciplinaryTeamApproach #Antibiotics
Barriers and opportunities
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
Aortic dissection carries ... life threatening diagnosis ... #Clinical #POCUS
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
- Inactive HBV carrier ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
disruption —+ charge barrier ... Proteinuria #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Pathogenesis and clinical ... athletes ("weekend warriors ... TendonRupture #diagnosis
Autosomal Dominant Inheritance
 - Most common mode of Mendelian inheritance 
 - Affected individual carries the
Affected individual carries