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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Prodrome: fever ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Specific sarcoidosis syndromes ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Algorithm Drugs ... Congenital long QT Syndrome ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... report level evidence ... #Algorithm
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Presentation: • Fever ... and petechiae Causes ... index < 2 • EPO Level ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Low serum IgG level ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
elevated protein level ... persistent altered level ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases