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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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• Signs and Symptoms ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology ... #treatment
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Diagnosis and Management ... days - NAAT • Symptoms ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... : Supportive Management ... #microbiology #
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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cage cleaning Symptoms ... : • Classic symptoms ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management ... #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... gastroenterology #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... Global IBS Symptoms ... ♀ with severe symptoms ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #treatment
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... tolerant state - HBe-Ag ... indicated: • HBe-Ag ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
/ CT if focal symptoms ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology