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How herd immunity works - By Theotheredmun

#PatientInfo #Pathophysiology #Policy #Peds #Pediatrics #Herd #Immunity #Vaccination #Spread
How herd immunity ... #PatientInfo #Pathophysiology ... Pediatrics #Herd #Immunity
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COVID-19 Life Cycle

#COVID19 #LifeCycle #Timeline #Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Cycle #COVID19 #LifeCycle ... #Timeline #Pathophysiology
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Treatment of with Community-Acquired ... fluoroquinolone #IDSA ... Outpatient #CAP #Community
How dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate adaptive immunity
1- Sensing of microbial and damage signals by DCs
2- Phenotypic
orchestrate adaptive immunity ... DCs #adaptive #immunity ... #immunology #pathophysiology
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Continued Innate Immunity ... destruction Acquired Immunity ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Bacteriuria - IDSA ... residing in the community ... #Bacteriuria #IDSA
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... Tx Management (IDSA ... /severe CDI IDSA ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
impaired local immunity ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Humoral Immunity ... contribute to immunity ... exposure #Humoral #Immunity ... #pathophysiology