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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... polysaccharide component ... microscopy #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus
Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Overview of Invasive Fungal ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... Algorithm #Treatment #Diagnosis ... #Management #Microbiology ... #Fungi #Dimorphic
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Fungal Biomarkers ... Polysaccharide cell wall component ... of many fungi ... febrilepodcast #Fungal ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Glucan-containing gauzes ... Most specific for diagnosing ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #Fungus #Fungi ... #Fungal
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... - Differential Diagnosis ... antibiotics as a cause ... Mycobacteria - Fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... #Invasive #Fungal ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #Management
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... and post-renal causes ... Renal causes of ... different anatomic components ... #Diagnosis #AKI
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... depending on the cause ... Salmonella, ..), Fungal ... #Aortitis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... renal biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... ultrasonography - Manaqement
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Parasitic • Fungal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes