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Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... or disseminated disease ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) - Subdural, Epidural, Subarachnoid Comparison

Subdural hematoma 
• Crescent-shaped 
• Blood collection between dura
, Subarachnoid Comparison ... Alcoholics and elderly are ... Polycystic kidney disease ... #Subarachnoid #Comparison ... #Neurology #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Multiple infections are ... Demyelinating disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... symptoms, positive serology ... only available at CDC ... 90 days Age ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
e.g. sickle cell disease ... Post-cavernosal venules are ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
features that are ... specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint disease ... mechanical forces that are ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
million - rare • Age ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... Management #treatment #neurology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
antibodies, which are ... rubella titer, ACE ... Complete blood count (CBC ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Band neutrophils are ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune diseases ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology