13 results
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... Diagnosis: • Epidemiologic ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... Organizing Pneumonia Epidemiology ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Catalase Negative Epidemiology ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Illness Script Epidemiology ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... but rare triad: Fever ... weakness, sensory changes ... imaging as needed Treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
EPIDEMIOLOGY: Rare ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... 2-6 months • Fever ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #microbiology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Leukocytosis (10,000/microL ... Labs: • ↑ESR/CRP ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Epidemiology: Most ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #treatment #microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #