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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Trypanosomiasis ... cruzi Life Cycle 1) ... Clinical manifestations ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
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Operating Modes 1 ... event T - Triggers ... response has no clinical ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... endemic areas - 1- ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... months before 1° ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... : - Known CV disease ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management