Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 β€’ Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 β€’ Recreational
ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... agglutination - test ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #management
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
if concern for nodular ... thyroid disease ... Graves disease – ... Check pregnancy test ... workup choices AND management
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 β€’ Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Criteria ... Abnormal pathergy test ... Most Common Clinical ... #Diagnosis #criteria
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication β†’ Pre-test Probability β†’ Spectrum of Disease β†’
β†’ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... Stewardship #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... Differential Diaqnoses ... β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... interstitial lung disease ... appreciate on a cest
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... tissue damage - CXR ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 β€’ Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Management #Microbiology