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Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Organisms and Treatment ... Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes ... #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
and Treatment ... usually caused by ... vast majority of cases ... Treatment: Treatment ... the underlying cause
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens ... and Clinical Clues ... Septic #Arthritis #Pathogens
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment ... of Hyponatremic ... May repeat until clinical ... improved headache and nausea ... Hypertonic #Saline #Treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus Pathogen ... barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Pathogenesis and clinical ... involved in >50% of cases ... S.A. can also be caused ... non-gonnococcal pathogen
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Treat underlying cause ... : • Causes can ... administered • Can cause ... SIADH #Management #hyponatremia ... #nephrology #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Lung Abscess Pathogens ... #differential #causes
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... They are caused ... in 1850 and the cause ... emergencies are caused ... imbalance (mainly, hyponatremia