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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
morulae Signs and symptoms ... malaise, myalgias, shaking ... ), cough (30% cases ... Anaplasma #Infection #diagnosis ... #microbiology #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
previous neurologic symptoms ... possible neurological symptoms ... • Caused by immune ... due to increased CSF ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause ... Heart Failure (CHF ... causes middle ear ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... , pericardium, bone ... Puncture only if CNS symptoms ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... : Bone marrow aspiration ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology