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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
Ddx #Diagnosis #Ixodes ... #Ixodestick #tick ... #Lyme #tickbite ... babesia #babesiosis #morulae
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
Ddx #Diagnosis #Ixodes ... #Ixodestick #tick ... #Lyme #tickbite
Peripheral blood smear of a patient with tick bite and PCR positive for Ehrlichia ewingii.

Ehrlichia ewinqii
a patient with tick ... intracellular inclusions/morulae ... ewingii #Smear #Morulae ... Pathology #Microscopy #TickBite
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
via blacklegged tick ... — Ixodes scapularis ... granulocytes, within morulae
Ixodes scapularis ticks demonstrating changes in blood engorgement after various durations of attachment. A, Nymphal stage
Ixodes scapularis ... ticks demonstrating ... #Sizes #Lyme #Tick
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
Phagocytophilum, Tick ... : Ioxedes Tick ... : Lone Star Tick ... Babesia microti, Tick ... : Ioxedes Tick
Ixodes tick found on skin exam

#Ixodes #tick #skin #clinical #photo #dermatology #physicalexam
Ixodes tick found ... skin exam #Ixodes ... #tick #skin #clinical
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Transmitted by Ixodes ... tick - Ixodes ... Swollen lymph nodes
Ixodes scapularis commonly known as the deer tick. It is a vector for several diseases of
Ixodes scapularis ... known as the deer tick ... clinical #photo #Ixodes ... #deertick #tick
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Partial Face, Nasal Modes ... NAPS) by Nick Mark