3102 results
Frequencies of organisms isolated according to site of infection in retrospective series of 268 patients with
Frequencies of organisms ... according to site of infection ... Common severe infections ... granulomatous #disease #organisms ... #frequency #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
intracellular organisms ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... bradycardia #Causes #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Bacterial: • No organism ... spp, Atypical infection ... bronchoscopy Infectious ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Important organisms ... Granulomatous #Disease #infections ... #differential #
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... - Differential ... spot for numerous organisms ... ) • Organisms ... #differential #
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
alkaline urine - Infection ... ammonia-producing organisms ... and Mycoplasma infections ... Renal #stones #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... Although HACEK organisms ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... biofilm-forming organisms ... approach #workup #differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
inciting causes: infections ... caused by the organism ... mycobacterial infection ... Parvovirus B19 infection ... comparison #table #differential
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
gram negative organisms ... Pseudomonas Sources of infection ... contiguous focus of infection ... children #peds #differential