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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... #Management #Summary
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... Summary Species ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... • Most common cause ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... Summary Pathogen ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Disease (GERD) - Summary ... GERD: Diagnosis ... Laryngeal and pulmonary ... #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #Gastroenterology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary ... 50 years in men Diagnosis ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... #management #neurology
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... Here's a quick summary ... "fight bite", Keflex ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK