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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... • Recurrent infections ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms ... • Rheumatologic ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... pulmonary infection ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... inflammation Symptoms ... : • Chronic cough ... Nasal polyps and signs ... mycobacteria Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... Night sweats • Productive ... malignancy, and chronic ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Complications: 1) Infection ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... Night sweats • Productive ... malignancy, and chronic ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... hemoptysis, dyspnea, productive ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... : • Infection ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
outlet obstruction, chronic ... /Symptoms: • Usually ... be present or signs ... of infection, such ... data • Early treatment