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Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
is a filarial parasitic ... worm that can cause ... The adult worms cause ... microbiology #nematodes #parasite
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... , Syphilis Parasitic ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Diphyllobothriasis - Diphyllobothrium Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated eggs passed in feces
2) Eggs embryonate in water
3) Coracidia hatch
from eggs and are ingested ... crustaceans 5) Infected ... crustacean ingested ... or undercooked, infected ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... coccidiomycosis - Parasitic
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
for the major causes ... disorders P = Parasite ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic ... Differential Diagnosis Inherited ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
billion people are infected ... obstruction (as in this case ... POCUS #Clinical #Parasite
Treatment of Bleeding in Selected Inherited Disorders of Hemostasis

#Bleeding #Disorders #HemophiliaA #HemophiliaB #Management #Table #Treatment
Bleeding in Selected Inherited ... HemophiliaB #Management #Table
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis and Presentation

#Diagnosis #Differential #Table #Dyspnea #SOB #Causes
#Differential #Table ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Osteomyelitis / Discitis, Infected ... hardware, Infected ... vasculitis to cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes