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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... cell walls of Cyptococcus ... fungi #fungus #comparison
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis - Induction, Consolidation and Maintenance Therapy

Table 2. Antifungal Treatment Recommendations
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus
Risk factors for Cryptococcal Infection
Mnemonic: IS NOT A MOLD
I - Ibrutinib
S - Sarcoidosis
N
O - Organ Transplant
T
Risk factors for Cryptococcal ... Risk #factors #Cryptococcal ... #Infection #cryptococcus
Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

Papilledema in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis

Dr. Sebastian Vega @oftalmopo

#Papilledema #cryptococcus #meningitis
a patient with cryptococcal ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus
Type 1 vs Type 2 Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial Infarction Type 1:
 - Plaque rupture/erosion with occlusive thrombus
Type 1 vs Type 2 ... Myocardial Infarction Type ... Myocardial Infarction Type ... #Type2 #Comparison ... #TypeI #TypeII
Differences between Mobitz Type I and Type II Second-Degree AV Block

#Mobitz #Wenckebach #TypeI #TypeII #Type1 #Type2
between Mobitz Type ... Mobitz #Wenckebach #TypeI ... #TypeII #Type1 ... #Type2 #AVBlock ... SecondDegree #Cardiology #Comparison
Cryptococcus neoformans Meningoencephalitis- The opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 29 cm of water (reference range,
Cryptococcus neoformans ... The cryptococcal ... CSF culture grew Cryptococcus ... clinical #NEJM #Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison ... Coccidioides • Cryptococcus ... Pneumonias #Diagnosis #Comparison
Papilledema on Fundoscopy Ocular Examination

31 year old male with cryptococcal meningitis. CD4 count 44, 1 year
old male with cryptococcal ... #Papilledema #cryptococcus
IDSA Treatment Recommendations for Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Individuals
Induction therapy:
 • AmBd (0.7–1.0
Recommendations for Cryptococcal ... week) >1 year #Cryptococcal ... management #meningitis #cryptococcus