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Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury - Sites of Action Along the Nephron

#DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI ... #Nephrology #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: • Stool culture ... available • Blood culture ... / CT if focal symptoms ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
then review prior cultures ... Obtain cultures ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: • Stool culture ... available • Blood culture ... / CT if focal symptoms ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases
Acyclovir - Pharmacology Summary

 • Mechanism of Action: Nucleoside analog - selectively inhibits viral replication of
Acyclovir - Pharmacology ... • Toxicity: AKI ... #Acyclovir #Pharmacology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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-8%), Empyema (rupture ... immunodiffusion test) • Culture ... 7 days to grow culture ... Puncture only if CNS symptoms ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... - Pain over rupture ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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cage cleaning Symptoms ... : • Classic symptoms ... test • PCR • Culture ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
limb ischemia (ALI ... The symptoms of ... ALI are abrupt with ... pathophysiology: ... became patrons of future
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
Gangrenosum All ... comorbidities and symptoms ... biopsy with tissue culture