8 results
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
• Ketones • Leukocyte ... Bacteria, yeast and parasites ... • Urinary casts ... #urine #UNa #casts ... #glucosuria #hematuria
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... Mitosis 4) Amebae (cysts ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... on the left Myeloblast ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... occur when the CD4 ... present in 15% of cases ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... Mitosis 4) Amebae (cysts ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... reported in 100% of cases ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... falciparum: Most cases ... Investigations: • CBC ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases