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

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
occur when the CD4 ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... 10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
to call up the CDC ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite