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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Children (age ... Flatulence, Fatigue, Abdominal ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
of peritonitis (abdominal ... suggest other intra-abdominal ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... cefepime/ceftaz/AG ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... , or those who are ... and dalbavancin, are ... Management #skin #softtissue
Rectus Sheath Abdominal Wall Hematoma on patient on warfarin

A 53yo female presents with LLQ abdominal pain
Rectus Sheath Abdominal ... presents with LLQ abdominal ... Here are two clips ... Hematoma #warfarin #POCUS ... #clinical #softtissue
Large abscess confirmed with POCUS, making I&D safer. Beside to scan beyond the border to make
confirmed with POCUS ... Add this to your POCUS ... these patients are ... fail outpatient treatment ... TomJelic #Abscess #softtissue
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
blood vessels are ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Cryptococcal antigen are ... in patients who are ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
world unless you are ... Those are not blood ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
adjacent to the focus ... 2) Culture 3) Ag ... serum/urine Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases