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Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
Selected Differential ... Diagnosis of Eye ... Key Features and Management ... abrasion - Parasitic ... cellulitis #Diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... tuberculosis, American ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... #diagnosis #tropical
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... intracellular parasite ... reported in Latin America ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
deoxy hemoglobin differentially ... represents the pulsatile ... #critcalcare #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
African Trypanosomiasis ... #African #Trypanosomiasis ... Trypanosoma #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Ova and Parasite ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Gradual, Crescendo, Pulsating ... #differential # ... primary #secondary #management
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Tcruzi #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite ... #american