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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Infection) • MRI / CT ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Infection) • MRI / CT ... #management #infectiousdiseases
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
The CT findings ... not specific for PCP ... setting PCP is ... the most likely diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... enhancement on CT ... • JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement • PCR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... Clindamycin in case of PCN
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... equivocal • CT ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... change CV risk Chest
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... • Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT ... cultures/nasal PCR
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential diagnosis ... the most likely diagnosis ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #