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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
+/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... #microbiology #
Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #EM ... #IM #PCC #Elevated
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonia: Viral PCP ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Corner (PLC ... posterolateral corner (PLC ... is difficult to diagnose ... ligament injury (PCL ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... antibody test • PCR ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... C. difficile PCR ... Norovirus PCR (Stool ... consider multiplex PCR ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL ... Segond #Fracture #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Radiology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... Ligamentum flavum PC ... Ligamentous complex (PLC ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #diagnosis #localization