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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #infectiousdiseases
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Hookworm Life Cycle 1) ... Ancylostoma spp. larvae can ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can ... : 1) Liposomal ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
prostaglandin E2 • Triggered ... Cytokines (IL-1, ... production • Treatment ... Cooling blankets can ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... symptoms, or> 1 ... Renal Failure Treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... main variants: (1) ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Options 1. ... purposes, restrict to 1 ... NS • Give 250 cc ... #treatment
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
cruzi Life Cycle 1) ... manifestations can ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management: 1. ... Spontaneous ICH and SAH ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... #neurology #neurosurgery