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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
) - Diagnosis and ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... : Spore ingestion ... Tetracyclines Diagnosis ... • Flex-Sig: If diagnostic
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... #differential #diagnosis
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... Fecal-oral route, virus ... shock • Mumps Virus ... lymph -> Koplik's spots ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
- Differential Diagnosis ... K-ATPase which imports ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... dissemination Diagnosis ... intervention CMC ... Residency @CMC_IM #Potts
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
double-stranded DNA virus ... CMV infection: virus ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... CMV #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... - It starts ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Infections+++: Virus ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis