33 results
Growth Patterns - Molds, Yeasts and Dimorphic 
 • Mold - Arial mycelia and vegitative mycelia
• Yeast - Bacterial-like ... temperatures and bacterial-like ... Growth #Patterns #microbiology ... #fungal #fungus
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
infections • Bacterial ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... Diagnosis #viral #fungal ... #Microbiology
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... I: infection (bacterial ... /fungal) - pulmonary ... abscess - pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... and sputum cx (Bacterial ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Rhodococcus - Microbiology ... Overview Microbiology ... #Rhodococcus #Microbiology ... diagnosis #treatment #pulmonary ... #Bacteria
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Bronchiectasis • Pulmonary ... Infection • Bacterial ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... Malignancy Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Rigors And Bacteremia ... pathogen (e.g., bacteria ... in identifying bacteremia ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... vasculature via: • Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Mycobacterial • Fungal ... burgdorferi • Virus/Bacteria ... virus • Rubella Bacterial ... gonorrhea) • Bacterial ... tuberculosis) • Fungi