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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... #Gout #Comparison
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
• 15-35% Gram negative ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Others • Culture negative ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... fastidious gram-negative ... • Pharyngeal: Ingestion ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection ... Tuberculosis #treatment #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #regimens #comparison
Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis - Advantages and Disadvantages 
Peritoneal Dialysis:
 • Access: Abdominal wall insertion of
Abdominal wall insertion ... every 6 hours (CAPD ... machine (8 hours) (CCPD ... #Hemodialysis #comparison ... disadvantages #nephrology #management
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Duration Gram Negative ... blood cultures are negative ... at 24 hours are negative ... Bacteremia #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... spread of the Gram-negative ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... improvement with Tx Management ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... ) Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... HIV • Recent infection ... inhibitors • Injection ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... TB #Diagnosis #Management