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Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Hatched larvae enter ... swallowed, re-entering ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
 •
Typical, Atypical, Endemic ... HAP, VAP - CMC ... #microbiology #differential ... organisms #causative #algorithm
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Microgametocyte entering ... Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
) - Pathophysiology ... and Management Algorithm ... Previous acute enteric ... Bowel #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
gut → ookinete enters ... Babesiosis #Babesia #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Re-activated larvae may enter ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... , Radiation CMC ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis Life Cycle
Oocyst (Unsporulated)
1) Excretion of unsporulated oocysts in the stool
2) Environmental contamination
3)
Sporulated oocysts enter ... #cayetanensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
meal (L3 larvae enter ... Loiasis #Loaloa #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc