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Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... • PCR • Culture ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Diagnosis and Management ... Positive Tourniquet test ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... : Supportive Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
selecting the best ... empiric treatment ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Non-pharmacologic Treatment ... Neuromodulation, Rest ... Migraine #acute #treatment ... #management #neurology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Pronator Drift (Pyramidal Drift) on Physical Exam

Testing showed pronator drift on the left side in this
the 50-second test ... to maintain the position ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #cva
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... into a supine position ... #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #management
PCL Sag Test

The PCL Sag Test evaluates for evaluates for a tear of the posterior cruciate
PCL Sag Test ... The PCL Sag Test ... to compare the position ... Video via @open_michigan ... #PCL #Sag #Test
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology