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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
#Infections #Microbiology ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
 •
before age 50) Clinical ... loss (amaurosis fugax ... Arteritis #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Diagnosis: • Epidemiologic ... exposure + clinical ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... swinndong #endemic #fungal ... yeasts #pathology #clinical ... #atlas #fungi # ... microbiology #differential
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
but a positive fungal ... Culture #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Illness Script Epidemiology ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Management Summary • Epidemiology ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Reactions TRALI: • Epidemiology ... Risk factors: Critical ... Supportive TACO: • Epidemiology ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Lymphoma: • Epidemiology ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Lymphoma: • Epidemiology ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... #differential #hematology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Microbiology: • ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal