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Catecholamine Vasopressor Effect Sites and Indications #Pathophys #Management #EM #IM #PCC #Catecholamine #Comparison #Table #Epi #Norepi
and Indications #Pathophys ... Management #EM #IM #PCC
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
) Fungal: • CD4 ... < 200: PCP, Aspergillus ... Parasitic: • CD4 ... Fungal, AFB), TB PCR ... sputum, PCP DFA
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
sclerosing cholangitis (PSC ... mass lesions HCC ... months +/- AFP CRC ... #cholangitis #PSC
Life cycle of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lung worm)
#Pathophys #LifeCycle #EosinophilicMeningitis #Angiostrongylus #ACantonensis
rat lung worm) #Pathophys ... #LifeCycle #EosinophilicMeningitis
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Measles (Rubeola) 
Clinical 
 • High fever 
 • Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis (The 3 C's)
#Rubeola #3Cs #CCC
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
#Echinococcus #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
occur when the CD4 ... hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... • JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement • PCR
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Adenoma, FNH, HCC ... Fibrolamellar HCC ... Out-of-phase, DWI, ADC
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc