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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... insulin demand Relative ... Insulin demand: infections ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... reactivation), HHV ... #Transplant #Infections ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
asymptomatic patient has ... testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Cell population has ... overlook severe infections ... likelihood of negative ... relative to both ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
Diagnosis of HIV Infection ... of possible HIV infection ... the RNA PCR test has ... patient tests negative ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... Think of the "H's ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... antigen assay has ... Mucormycosis has ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases