29 results
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... diseases - HIV infection ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... IA #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... causes need to ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... immunosuppression, travel ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
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Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Precipitants: Infection ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Infection is initiated ... by infectious larvae ... bloodstream to the pulmonary ... Hyperinfection syndrome is caused ... sputum #microscopy #clinical
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
Disease by System Critical ... and Non-Emergent Causes ... CNS, neurologic ... Musculoskeletal Allergy Infectious ... disease Pulmonary
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification