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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni ... Lifecycle Free-Living ... #Strongyloides # ... #Parasite #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... Lifecycle Free-Living ... #Strongyloides # ... stercoralis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... culture used to diagnose ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... pyrophosphatase activity ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... individual with active ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... culture used to diagnose ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
with creepy rash. diagnosis ... manifestation of Strongyloides ... unable to complete lifecycle ... self-limited Diagnosis ... No treatment is