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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Simple Virus • Fungal ... , Busulfan • Disease ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #treatment #nephrology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... this morphology Treatment ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preop creatinine ... Preop creatinine ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... camping) The Disease ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... valley fever, is a fungal ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... #Management #infectiousdiseases
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... affected tissue Treatment ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management