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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... AspGM can be also positive ... septated hyphae, acute ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Chronic, subacute to acute ... have positive blood ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... HIV infection or ... positive 2. ... #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Diagnostic Criteria ... inflammatory disease, or pregnancy ... gastrointestinal tract infection ... Excellent response to treatment ... rate >20 mm/h; positive
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... • 45-65% Gram positive ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Killers #Lethal #Fatal
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... febrile neutrophilic dermatosis ... : Infection (sepsis ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #management #hematology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... and Management ... on ABx) → Acute ... recurrent CDI • Fecal ... #diagnosis #management