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Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... derivatives, Toxins • Virus ... #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Classification of COVID-19 Disease States and Potential Therapeutic Targets

Viral Response Phase -> Host Inflammatory Response Phase
Stage
Classification of ... COVID-19 Disease ... inhibitors #COVID19 ... #Progression #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
COVID-19 - How does it affect you? 
Gas Exchange 
Each sac of air, or alveolus, is
COVID-19 - How does ... , allowing the virus ... azuravesta #COVID19 ... #Pathophysiology ... #SARSCOV2 #PatientInfo
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Nomenclature (NOT "Wuhan Virus ... COVID-19 • Virus ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #SARSCoV2
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table ... contagiousness #COVID19
Remdesivir (GS-5734) - manufactured by Gilead Sciences
Remdesivir blocks the replication of viruses by inserting into the
replication of the virus ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... #COVID19 #SARSCOV2
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Respiratory syncytial virus ... pulls viruses and bacteria ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Infections+++: Virus ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... like illnesses, COVID ... 19 - Zika virus ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
, - Lachman, - Varus ... + Lachman or + Varus ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology ... #classification ... #diagnosis