183 results
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... #management #treatment
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... , Pathophysiology ... • Toxic • Infectious ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
CAH #algorithm #causes ... diagnosis #comparison #treatment ... Endocrinology #Adrenal #pathophysiology
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Urinary Tract Infections ... Complications - Infection ... the bladder -> Infection ... urea which may cause ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... invasion via URT infection ... and hematologic infection ... widespread infection ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... , Disseminated infection ... this morphology Treatment ... considered in certain cases ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Moderate infection ... Severe infection ... oral antibiotic treatment ... including those caused