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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Even with normal WBC ... likelihood of negative clinical ... 21% had normal WBC ... #pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Malaise, Incr WBC ... CFU/L) Incr WBC ... (>10 WBC/gL) ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Pathogenesis and clinical ... clarity, >50000 WBC ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Effluent >100 WBC ... effluent, decreasing WBC ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... asymptomatic, CBC ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... pain, Fever, ↑WBC ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... High WBC, no leukopenia ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... - NORMAL CSF WBC
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Serum PO4 -> decr RBC ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology