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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Microbial Etiology of Acute ... peritonsillar abscess ... simplex virus 1 ... HIV Infection ... #diagnosis #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... — infection of ... orbital cellulitis, abscess ... the first day of treatment ... NEJM #clinical #photo
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... (2 of 3): 1) Characteristic ... early; late to assess ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Prevalence: 1: ... spine • MCC- acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... /abscess • Ankylosing ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... clinical forms: 1) ... Chronic, subacute to acute ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess