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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment ... Endocrinology #Adrenal #pathophysiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can ... Treatment Guideline ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Ancylostoma spp. larvae can ... Intestinal #lifecycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
around day 14 (can ... of estrogen to negatively ... #UterineCycle #MenstrualCycle ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
Diagnosis: • Mildly ... trend response to treatment ... Culture (ElA may be negative ... skin & joints - Can ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
manifestations can ... Tcruzi #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Pathophysiology: ... Coli, but can also ... is needed for diagnosis ... data • Early treatment ... pyelonephritis CMC
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: MRI ... HIV and with low CD4 ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
trophozoites) can ... mandrillaris #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite