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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Incubation is 1 ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... Treatment: • ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #causes #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... of PCN allergy
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and treatment can ... optic atrophy-1 ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
• Prevalence: 1: ... - Emergency Causes ... /abscess • Ankylosing ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
varying degrees of: 1. ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... causes need to ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... EMG Findings: 1. ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... 5-10U reg IV + 1-