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Figure 1. The life cycle of Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Rats, as definitive hosts, acquire A. cantonensis when the
Angiostrongylus cantonensis ... hosts, acquire A. cantonensis ... larvae enter the bloodstream ... tissues and enter bloodstream ... Angiostrongylus #ACantonensis
Life cycle of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lung worm)
#Pathophys #LifeCycle #EosinophilicMeningitis #Angiostrongylus #ACantonensis
Angiostrongylus cantonensis ... Angiostrongylus #ACantonensis
Adult A. cantonensis. Male is on the left, female on the right. Cue romantic music.
#Clinical #Angiostrongylus
Adult A. cantonensis ... Angiostrongylus #ACantonensis
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream ... #catheter #bloodstream
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
transform into bloodstream ... a blood meal (bloodstream ... ingested) 6) Bloodstream
Figure. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain (A) and the spine (B) showing meningitis and
Angiostrongylus cantonensis ... Angiostrongylus #Acantonensis
ProBNP (pro B-type natriuretic peptide) is secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to stretch and is quickly
concentrations in the bloodstream ... removed from the bloodstream
Action potential
a, adrenergic receptor
Heart, glands, smooth muscle
Inactivated:
by #MAO
by #COMT
Capillary
Diffusion into blood (raises NE in blood)
Activates
Inhibits
Adrenal medulla
#L-tyrosine
Varicosities
Epinephrine
Bloodstream
Inactivated
Epinephrine Bloodstream
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE.
•	Cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout the body. 
•	Oxidoreductase, enzyme of the anaerobic metabolic pathway.
•	Heart,
release LDH in the bloodstream