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Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
Life Cycle 1) Fly ... the lungs 4) Fly ... microfilariae) Fly ... Loiasis #Loaloa #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
Cycle 1) Tsetse fly ... phase Tsetse Fly ... Stages: 5) Tsetse fly ... #Trypanosoma #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... Concomitant flu, ... smoking, concomitant flu ... aureus (Concomitant Flu ... #Microbiology #Causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... syncope ± Recent flu-like ... diagnosis: Ischernic cause ... differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
bone marrow • FLC ... ratio >100 if FLC ... is also >100 CMC
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
#Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
pathway: FX, FV, Fll ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... impaired production Fll ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Corpuscular Volume (<80 fL ... Volume (80-100 fL ... Corpuscular Volume (>100 fL ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes