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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
kirschneri, noguchii) Risk ... Presentation: • Mild ... ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #treatment #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Prevotella • Fungal
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... useful in high risk ... colonization vs invasive disease ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... remains unknown • Final ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... management #cardiology #treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
complex Classic Risk ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Inhibitor: • Risk
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... Thrombosis highest risk ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... • Interstitial Pneumonitis ... effusion, INC risk ... Malignancy Risk ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment