19 results
Contraindications to Thrombolytics

#Thrombolysis #Diagnosis #Management #Contraindications #Thrombolytics #TPA #STEMI #Stroke #CVA #Absolute #Relative
Contraindications to Thrombolytics ... #Thrombolysis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Contraindications #Thrombolytics ... STEMI #Stroke #CVA
Alteplase (t-PA) for Acute Ischemic Stroke: 
Dosage, Mixing, and Administration Instructions

#TPA #Thrombolytics #Stroke #CVA #Dosage #Dosing
Instructions #TPA #Thrombolytics ... #Stroke #CVA #Dosage ... #Dosing #Mixing ... #Pharmacology #Management
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... hemorrhage Ischemic: • Thrombotic ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #Algorithm #management
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Sara Dong @swinndong ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison #microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Ova and Parasite ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonbacterial thrombotic ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... biliary, stones), CTA ... cholecystectomy during ... and management
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology ... microscopy #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Capnophilic "carbon loving ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Cryptococcus vs Blastomyces
C.neoformans - C.gattii - Blastomyces dermatitidis

Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong

#Cryptococcus #Blastomyces #comparison #pathology #microscopy #diagnosis
Sara Dong @swinndong ... #Blastomyces #comparison ... pathology #microscopy #diagnosis ... #microbiology