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Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
of contaminated material ... due to trauma Diagnosis ... Treatment: • ... #Microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #pulmonary
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Tularemia - Diagnosis ... presentation among children ... Splashing infected material ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
regurgitation) Diagnosis ... thromboembolic material ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... without associated pulmonary ... fluid or solid material ... The term is mostly ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
ringworm, was diagnosed ... after 1 week of treatment ... clinical #photo #NEJM ... capitis #ringworm #derm
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
of every six #children ... diagnosed with ... and is usually diagnosed ... to successful treatment ... to prevent long-term
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
of every six #children ... diagnosed with ... and is usually diagnosed ... to successful treatment ... to prevent long-term
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
recommendations, treatments ... greater than 15% of children ... #diagnosis #causes ... Acta Derm Venereol ... dermatitis in children
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... multiple pregnancy, maternal ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Lymphadenopathy (LAD) In children ... Neurogenic tumors - Germ ... Thyroid masses #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Radiology