30 results
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
presentation among children ... Splashing infected material ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease ... #management #treatment
Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Definition
Presentation
Medical Management
Extraesophageal Symptoms
Long-Term PPI Issues
Diagnosis Algorithm
Refractory GERD
Surgical and Endoscopic
Diagnosis and Management ... Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... Symptoms Long-Term ... Gastroesophageal #Reflux #Disease ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Transmission (Zoonotic disease ... of contaminated material ... due to trauma Diagnosis ... Treatment: • ... #treatment #pulmonary
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... consistent with old TB disease ... cutoff >10mm: • Children ... • kidney disease ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Inflammatory bowel disease ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... of Wilson's disease ... Impaired growth in children ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Tests for Celiac Disease ... deficiency and in young children ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... with response to treatment ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... supporting long-term ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
dermatitis, a disease ... greater than 15% of children ... #diagnosis #causes ... Acta Derm Venereol ... dermatitis in children
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission ... Healthy Adults/ChiIdren ... patient admitted for treatment
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Chronic phase: Derm ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis