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Trichuris trichiura - Whipworms on Microscopy
Also known as the whip worm, the head resembles a whip
It can cause dysentery ... and growth delays ... clinical #gross #microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... bacteria should grow ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Campylobacter jejuni on Microscopy - "gull wing" spiral curved forms.
Campylobacter grows best in microaerophilic conditions &
Campylobacter grows ... the most common cause ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
anaerobe that grows ... = most common cause ... Diagnosis #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
Growth Patterns - Molds, Yeasts and Dimorphic 
 • Mold - Arial mycelia and vegitative mycelia
Growth Patterns ... Bacterial-like growth ... bacterial-like growth ... Yeasts #Dimorphic #Growth ... #Patterns #microbiology
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - velvety white, later dusky "cinnamon' growth on culture
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dusky "cinnamon' growth ... Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Algorithm Poor Growth ... Tumor Normal Growth ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
the most common causes ... aggressive and grow ... usually a benign growth ... The most common cause ... This is a rare cause
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... excess prior to growth ... GH excess after growth ... • Other rare causes