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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni ... Parasitic Cycle ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #Strongyloides # ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... Parasitic Cycle: ... #Strongyloides # ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... body aspiration, Parasitic ... Strongyloides, Ascaris ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... , NTB, Fungal, Parasitic ... Lung #Disease #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides ... Idiopathic: Acute chronic ... Eosinophilia #Pulmonary #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... - Systemic: Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... narrowing the differential ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... Shock #Crashing #Diagnosis
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Bag Syndrome Chronic ... Syndrome #PUBS #pathophysiology ... clinical #photo #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... malaria) • other parasites ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... #Differential #
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
 •
Biliary Dilatation - Differential ... Diagnosis • Physiological ... Inflammatory: Chronic ... Ampullary stenosis, Parasitic ... #diagnosis #hepatology