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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection (CDI ... pain, Fever, ↑WBC ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
2) Embryonated egg ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
- Unfertilized egg ... 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 ... Diagnosis: • ... CBC - Leukocytosis ... • Vasculitis (e.g
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
various body fluids, e.g ... Trypanosoma #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
gastropod or larvae (e.g ... costaricensis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite