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Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome - Signs ... and Symptoms Generalized ... Increased risk of infections ... risk of fractures Reproductive ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... Here's a little symptom-based ... Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #Signs #Manifestations
MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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Epidemiology • Signs ... and Symptoms ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology ... #treatment
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... • Indolent symptoms ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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cage cleaning Symptoms ... photophobia, non-productive ... : • Classic symptoms ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
suffusion, non-productive ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... within morulae Signs ... and symptoms: ... #Anaplasma #Infection ... #diagnosis #microbiology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... signs of deeper
Urinary Tract Infection - UTI Diagnosis 

UTI is a clinical diagnosis - patients may have bacteriuria
Urinary Tract Infection ... Diagnosis UTI is a clinical ... the absence of signs ... and symptoms ... #UrinaryTract #Infection