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Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
organs (commonly liver ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
promastigote stage in the gut ... Divide in the gut ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
sporozoites) Human Liver ... Stages 2) Infected liver ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
Homeostasis In the liver ... The gout drug pegloticase ... #Homeostasis #Gout ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
from eggs, seek out ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
Fertilization in gut ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Contrast, In-phase, Out-of-phase ... , DWI, ADC Christian ... differential #diagnosis #liver ... #hepatology #radiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
portal blood in liver ... circulate to the liver ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Frequently "punched-out ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases