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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... on ABx) → Acute ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... x 10d • 1st CDI ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Imaging: US (biliary ... consider ERCP + cholecystectomy ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
6) Adults in biliary ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... auto-reactive B and CD ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
Trypomastigotes multiply by binary ... in blood during acute ... tryposmatigotes multiply by binary ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis 
Ruminants are the typical definitive hosts.
1) Unembroynated
parenchyma to biliary ... flukes in hepatic biliary ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Amastigotes multiply by binary ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc