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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... differential #diagnosis ... #management # ... treatment #table
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Obstructive: Pericardial ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Safe Living After Transplant - Water Safety
Abrasions:
• If incurred during swimming in ocean or fresh water,
(e.g. rivers, lakes ... process • If able ... water #safety #InfectiousDiseases ... #differential #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... whose positive charges ... whose positive charges ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment
RV wall perforation from pacer wire on POCUS

Patient with severe chest pain since last night. SC
pacer wire on POCUS ... last week--no pericardial ... Diagnosis: RV wall ... Vitals stable. ... PPM #Pacemaker #POCUS
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
bordering the Great Lakes ... adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... TREATMENT: Clinically stable ... Valley #Fever #Diagnosis ... #Management #infectiousdiseases