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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Microbiology #Micro ... #Cryptococcus # ... fungi #fungal #clinical
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Microbiology #Micro ... #Cryptococcus # ... fungi #fungal #diagnostics
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
COVID-19 Adult Clinical ... Evaluation Guide ... UCSF COVID-19 ID ... COVID19 #Evaluation #Guide ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
- Negative: Cryptococcus ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... Remember that clinician ... call from the micro ... reason to go to micro ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Adenovirus in solid organ transplant recipients
- Micro/Epi
- Definitions
- Clinical 
- Treatment

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via
transplant recipients - Micro ... Definitions - Clinical ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... Adenovirus #Adeno #Diagnosis
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
Guide to systemic ... Criteria for diagnosis ... hemepath #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... useful framework to guide ... establishing a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
General Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Check reticulocyte count to determine if hypo/hyper-proliferative
2) Exclude
- Differential Diagnosis ... ) 3) Use MCV & clinical ... context to guide ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #algorithm
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
pulmonary infections) Cryptococcus ... antibiotic exposure Clinical ... galactomannan, cryptococcal ... Selection of therapy guided ... Dependent on timely diagnosis