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Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Bacteria, yeast and parasites ... (infections) ... • Urinary casts ... #urine #UNa #casts ... #glucosuria #hematuria
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... on the left Myeloblast ... overlook severe infections ... tachycardia or fever ... superior indicator of infection
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... • Unsporulated cysts ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... reported in 100% of cases ... ), anemia, arthralgia ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... No hemolytic anemia ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... falciparum: Most cases ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
positive in 90% of IE cases ... night sweats, fever ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases