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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... : Morphology, Risk ... Tools, First-Line ... Treatment Aspergillus ... #InfectousDiseases
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Morphology of Fungal ... Non-pigmented (hyaline ... febrilepodcast #Morphology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #atlas #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
immunosuppression (eg ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... sometimes have this morphology ... Treatment: • ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
urine, feces, saliva ... common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... that define the clinical ... syndrome - Does ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... and EMG Findings ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... special stains (e.g ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
with a candidal infection ... benign lesions (e.g ... Burning mouth syndrome ... Recognition and diagnosis ... examination of tongue morphology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology