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Diphyllobothriasis - Diphyllobothrium Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated eggs passed in feces
2) Eggs embryonate in water
3) Coracidia hatch
crustaceans 5) Infected ... Predator fish eats infected ... or undercooked, infected ... Diphyllobothrium #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
various tissues and infect ... ingests macrophages infected ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
An Approach to Jaundice Workup Algorithm by CBC and LFT Pattern

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Jaundice #Workup
Approach to Jaundice Workup ... Algorithm by CBC ... DrEricStrong #Jaundice #Workup ... #Algorithm #Patterns
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Liver Stages 2) Infected ... Malaria #Plasmodium #lifecycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
Trypomastigotes can infect ... other cells of infected ... trypomastigotes ingested ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm History ... ultrasound • CXR • CBC ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... /uL Initial Workup ... : CBC with diff, ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #workup
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
feces. 2) Eggs ingested ... water fish are ingested ... Clonorchis #sinensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup ... and Diagnostic Algorithm ... spectrometry) • CBC ... #Amyloidosis #Workup ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
intermediate host ingested ... #Echinostoma #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc