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Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc)- Diagnosis and Management Summary
Opportunistic bacteria, Healthcare Associated Infection
Gram-Negative Bacilli, Non-lactose fermenting, oxidase
complex (Bcc)- Diagnosis ... and Management ... Opportunistic bacteria ... Burkholderia #cepacia #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
have a fastidious bacteria ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... differential #causes #management
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... and Management ... gram negative bacterium ... or oral-oral) Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Encephalopathy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... acid by colonic bacteria ... ammonia-producing colonic bacteria ... #Management #treatment
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Pathophysiology: • Bacteria ... pneumoniae, proteus Diagnosis ... is needed for diagnosis ... also important Management ... #management
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
increases enzyme from bacteria ... eating fish Management ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... hemophagocytosis = additional diagnostic ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... , Antibiotics (Bactrim ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #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
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Response: • Most bacteria ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment