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Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
-6 weeks after infection ... Early Latent ≤ 1 year ... after infection ... Late Latent - > 1 year ... syphilis (10%); Ocular
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... patients with intra-abdominal ... infections. ... infectiousdiseases #management
Antibiotics in Ear Infections (Otitis Media) - Choosing Wisely

#Antibiotics #OtitisMedia #PatientInfo #DecisionAid #Management #Stewardship
Antibiotics in Ear ... Infections (Otitis ... #DecisionAid #Management
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
• Within first year ... of infection Late ... • Gummatous • Nodular ... testing • >1 year ... testing • Time of infection
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
• Fever • Abdominal ... Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... • Supportive (infection ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Symmetric macular ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... stages #diagnosis #management
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Recent respiratory infection ... health • > 70 year ... Intraoperative • Upper abdominal
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... pain, one year ... endoprosthesis stent of an abdominal ... clinical #aorta #ultrasound
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Acquired HLH: • Infections ... Still disease, Infection ... Nicolas Taar ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
dilatation of the abdominal ... greater than 1cm/year ... include pulsatile abdominal ... the way in any abdominal ... #Ultrasound #AAA