Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever β†’ Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever β†’Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... and Management ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #
A quick guide for Salter Harris fractures. How to remember and parents want to know the
want to know the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #SalterHarris #Classification ... SALTER #SALTR #Mnemonic
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... United States β€’ Pneumonic ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
β€’ Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... β€’ Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 β€’ Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 β€’ "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: β€’ Regulated ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... 2-6 months β€’ Fever ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... but rare triad: Fever ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Epidural #Abscess #diagnosis ... #management
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Physis SALTR Mnemonic ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... Fractures #SALTR #Mnemonic ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis ... #Management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 β€’ Cyclospora cayetanensis
 β€’ Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 β€’
and Management ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Treatment: β€’ TMP-SMX-DS ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 β€’ 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 β€’ Gram-negative rod,
β€’ Cellulitis: Fever ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: β€’ 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #management #treatment