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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #NegativePredictiveValue ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#ultraviolet #exposure ... #wavelengths #causes ... occupational sun exposure ... Sun exposure and ... Cancer statistics
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever

Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. 
1. GAS pharyngitis leads to antigenic presentation of pathogenic
the heart, valve damage ... cytokine-mediated immune damage ... Exposure of Type-IV ... antibodies which can cause ... further damage.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Procoagulant Exposure ... Fibrinolysis → End organ damage ... Treat primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
-90 days after exposure ... soles in 50% of cases ... history can confirm exposure ... Tabes dorsalis damages
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
relapsing fever caused ... The image is from ... TBRF is caused by ... the body louse, causes ... approx. 7d after exposure
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
cleaved form): damages ... vessel growth and damage ... dissection • Exposure ... other high-output causes ... Rule out other causes
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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of occupational exposure ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... months (AII), with dosage