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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... - Type II DM pts ... Insulin demand: infections ... #dka #hhs #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... sensitivity (sn) 82% in pts ... sn lower in SOT pts ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... of hospitalized pts ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis (EuDKA)
SGLT2 Inhibitors
Increasing Indications
Significant Adverse Drug Effects
Definition of EuDKA
 • Metabolic acidosis with pH
acidosis with pH ... level < 200 mg/dL Pathophysiology ... EuDKA #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... Usually presents ~5th ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... . open globe), pt ... require enucleation Infectious ... #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
in Bloodstream Infections ... immune-compromised pts ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
. open globe), pt ... require enucleation Infectious ... ID_fellows #Fusarium #Infections ... #infectiousdiseases ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Infections