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Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus Life Cycle 1) ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Ascariasis Life Cycle 1) ... Ascariasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... CBC - Leukocytosis ... • Vasculitis (e.g
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
pain, Fever, ↑WBC ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... comorbidities: • CBC ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... panel) • Alpha 1 ... COPD Assess
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• ABCs • IV access ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... ) Other: • CBC ... - Defined if 1) ... stroke #workup #diagnosis
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
rhodesiense Life Cycle 1) ... Trypanosoma #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
costaricensis Life Cycle 1) ... costaricensis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite