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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... The triquetrum ... Complications are ... #Triquetrum #Fracture ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Age of Ossification ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... me remember the age ... #Ossification #Age ... radiology #mnemonic #diagnosis
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Promastigotes are ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
to remember the age ... refresher on the age ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Bones #Wrist #Diagnosis
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
dried feces, bird cage ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... Tetracyclines are ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Who: Patient age ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Overview • Rigors are ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
The principal endocrine 'axes' and glands. Parathyroid glands, adrenal zona glomerulosa and endocrine pancreas are not
endocrine pancreas are ... Endocrinology #Pathophysiology ... #Pathways #Diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
malignancy, pregnancy, Age ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
factors • Age ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis