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CULPRIT-SHOCK Visual Abstract Infographic

PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1710261

CONCLUSIONS:  Among
Infographic PCI ... initially underwent PCI ... immediate multivessel PCI ... #PCI #CulpritLesion ... #Multivessel #EBM
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
pregnancy, Age > 65, PPI ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
pregnancy, Age > 65, PPI ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
and Management ... Clinical Progression ... Treatment: 1. ... cefotaxime or PCN ... #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... Viral Infection Clinical ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... sensitize red blood cells
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... • JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement • PCR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... aeruginosa Clinical ... Severity Index (PSI ... evidence) • PSI ... cultures/nasal PCR
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB