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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disease by CD4 ... Count: Any CD4 ... Seasonal influenza CD4 ... Blastomycosis CD4 ... possible in HIV PARASITIC
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Ancylostoma spp. larvae can ... Intestinal #lifecycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
cysticerci. 5) Humans acquire ... TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... salmonella, ...), Parasites
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
manifestations can ... Tcruzi #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
trophozoites) can ... mandrillaris #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
other water sports can ... fowleri #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
trophozoites) can ... Acanthamoeba #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Heterophyiasis - Heterophyes heterophyes Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs each with a fully-developed miracidium are passed in
mammals and birds can ... Heterophyes #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite