1154 results
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
- Positive: CD2 ... , CD3, CD8 - Loss ... of CD5 and/or CD7 ... Rarely can be CD4
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
microfilariae that migrate ... mosquito's midgut, and migrate ... L3 larvae 8) Migrate ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
in the gut and migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
TiTrATE Approach to Vertigo
TiTrATE approach stands for Timing, Triggers and Targeted Examination.
4 vestibular syndromes that are
TiTrATE Approach ... to Vertigo TiTrATE ... central cause) #Titrate
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
or 2) Amyl nitrite ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology
TiTrATE schema to approach to Dizziness
 • Time Course: Continuous or Episodic
 • Triggers: Present or
TiTrATE schema to ... TylerLarsenMD #TiTrATE
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
fly's midgut, and migrate ... L3 larvae 8) Migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
dendritic cell (DC ... activate naive CD4 ... TH2 cells also migrate ... #asthma #pathophysiology
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
miralax daily, uptitrate ... Give magnesium citrate
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
blackfly's midgut and migrate ... L3 larvae 9) Migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc