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Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Modified Duke Criteria ... Clinical Criteria ... : 1. ... Two major criteria ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Clinical Examination of Patients With Infectious Disease

#PhysicalExam #Findings #Signs #InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Clinical Examination ... Infectious Disease #PhysicalExam ... Findings #Signs #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Fever - Jones Criteria ... Triggered by infection ... can be used to diagnose ... or 1 major + 2 ... #Diagnosis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
major clinical criteria ... OR • 1 major and ... • Presence of 1 ... clinical criteria ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria ... for Diagnosis of ... least 2 out of 3 criteria ... #McDonald #Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Multiple
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Environmental triggers ... - Postulate 1 ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle 1) ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus Life Cycle 1) ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
fluid protein > 1 ... Peritonitis • Criteria ... (at least 2): 1) ... Clinical Features ... Secondary #Peritoneal #diagnosis