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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute respiratory ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... Adult form: Less ... mineralization Symptoms ... : - respiratory ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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eye; unilateral symptoms ... (pain, photophobia ... More common in adults ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... arthritis • Adult
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... cause primary pulmonary ... possible fever, chest pain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Causing Respiratory ... biphasic • Clinical symptoms ... - And, in rare cases ... #InfectiousDiseases
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... : - Muscle pain ... - Abdominal pain
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... weight • Chest pain ... is abnormal in adults ... mycobacteria Treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... neoplasms • trauma ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... , parasitic or fungal ... with or without trauma ... differential #emergency #diagnosis