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Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... : ß-blockers, CNS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... this morphology Treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Pathogen: Larval stage ... Taenia solium Infection ... calcifications cause ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... #parasites #infectiousdiseases
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
other antibiotic classes ... infections 3 overcome ... of CNS infections ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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lumbar spine • MCC ... equina syndrome (CES ... - Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... Similar symptoms occ ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... initiation of treatment ... Infectious Diseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
confirm DAH, r/o infection ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #management #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
• A state of hyperinflammatory ... of a previously diagnosed ... No specific diagnostic ... pleural effusions, CNS ... unintentional weight loss, nausea
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... transplantation • MCC ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases