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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Ulceroglandular: Fever ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Actively maintained fever ... • Serotonin syndrome ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
commercially • Serology ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology # ... syndromes
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
setting of low-level ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases