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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... often small (<1 ... cultures/serology: + (Negative ... #comparison #infective
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... Incubation period is 1- ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... IDSA Guidelines 1) ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... clinical concern for endocarditis ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... fastidious gram-negative ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) ... seen in only in 1/ ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
Ovarian Cycle 1. ... of estrogen to negatively ... Uterine Cycle: 1. ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Usual therapeutic management ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... arthritic flare. 1. ... to Manifest: 1. ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
with regions of relative ... calculated as 1; ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management