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Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
gut) • Viruses: HSV ... airways) • Viruses: HSV ... reactivation), HHV ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... , HIV, Hepatitis ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... HeadImpulse #Testing #HIT
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Humans are ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Herpes virus: CMV, HSV ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... the thigh on the hip ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Glucan-containing gauzes ... pneumonia, Plasmalyte (IV ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... extremity #msk #physicalexam