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
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission ... Pearls: β€’ Atraumatic
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... months to several years ... tissue damage - CXR ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... get an EKG and CXR ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist ... #diagnosis #workup
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... Phase (Months-Years ... β†’ Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #management #Bartonella
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 β€’ an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
in men Diagnosis ... : β€’ Based on clinical ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 β€’
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... : Man, 60 years ... specific laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #management
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Clinical Course: ... Diagnosis: Patients ... Intraventricular, Orbital/Ocular ... Taenia #solium #management ... #microbiology