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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... prostaglandin E2 • Triggered ... Cytokines (IL-1, ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever

Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. 
1. GAS pharyngitis leads to antigenic presentation of pathogenic
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever ... . 1. ... antibodies which trigger ... cause further damage ... #Pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... : 1. ... Active TB: • Fever ... -> Miliary TB Can
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
2-6 months • Fever ... Weight Loss • Can ... cause Hemophagocytic ... : 1) Liposomal ... #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... : 1. ... Active TB: • Fever ... -> Miliary TB Can
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... symptoms, or> 1
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #infectiousdiseases
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Ill temper • Fever ... , or any other cause ... Mountain spotted fever ... vasculitis Treatment ... Supplementation with 1
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
Ovarian Cycle 1. ... vary) • Triggered ... , progesterone causes ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... status NTM Cause ... and M. fortuitum can ... patients such as: 1. ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases