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#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis
Second Degree AV Block Type I aka Mobitz I / Wenckebach 
 • Normal P waves.
Second Degree AV Block ... group-beating" on the ECG ... Second #Degree #AVBlock ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
distress syndrome, PJP ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
complex (PAC) - ECG ... junctional complex (PJC ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
(AV blocks) - ECG ... group-beating" on the ECG ... , the PP and RR ... #cardiology #ekg ... #ecg #diagnosis
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
infections (crypto, PJP ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Joint Infection (PJI ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Other positives: PJP ... formulations (e.g ... beta-glucans (e.g ... Positives: - Pip
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
normal • The PP ... presence of AV block ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
active site and block ... more antibiotic (e.g ... cephalosporin (e.g ... vancomycin to CTX (e.g ... Proteins #AMR #PBP