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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... non-productive cough, nausea ... pulmonary disease ARDS ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... this morphology Treatment ... considered in certain cases ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
alkaline urine - Infection ... and Mycoplasma infections ... - Antiviral treatment ... herpes virus or HIV/AIDS ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... oil gland of the lids ... , swelling • Treatment ... upper lid • Cause
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Papillomavirus Infections ... Women with in HIV-AIDS ... of mode of HIV infection ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... associated with viral infections ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... • In rare cases ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology