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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #Micro ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #diagnostics
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... Specificity #Laboratory #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 ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Mannan and glucan components ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... actually seen in all causes ... bacterial/viral/fungal ... TreeInBud #Sign #diagnosis ... radiology #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
difficile (gut) • Fungi ... Adenovirus, RSV • Fungi ... reactivation), RSV • Fungi ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #infectiousdiseases
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... S.A. can also be caused ... by, fungi, viruses ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
ischemic retina -> Micro-aneurysms ... retinal ischemia causes ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... complications #pathophysiology
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cause ... Cl⁻ with other components ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Pathophysiology