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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections ... #rodent #infections ... #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Liver diseases ... Low serum IgG level ... and M panel Management ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
- Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Liver disease ... - Protein-losing ... SAAG < 1.1 g/dL) Infections ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Even with macular disease ... clinical trial Ever ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... - rare during transient ... • Viral RNA level ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
of invasive GAS disease ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table