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 ... Positive Tourniquet test ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #Management #microbiology
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 β€’ Polymicrobial 
 β€’ Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 β€’ Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
String Test in Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP)
Hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype is a known virulent factor of
String Test in Carbapenem-resistant ... Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP ... positive string test ... Klebsiella #String #Test ... #clinical #microbiology
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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 β€’ Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 β€’ Recreational
Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... agglutination - test ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... if concern for nodular ... positive, you’ve diagnosed ... Check pregnancy test ... workup choices AND management
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 β€’ Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Diagnosis: β€’ Physical ... Exam, CXR, ENT ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Cor triatriatum
 β€’ Epidemiology
 β€’ Etiology
 β€’ Associated Lesions
 β€’ Differentials Diagnosis
 β€’ Anatomy - Sinister,
Cor triatriatum ... Physiology β€’ Clinical ... Post-Operative Management ... GinaMPatel #Cor ... #management #cardiology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... the preferred test ... the workup β€’ Test ... #Management #Microbiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... On a CXR the most ... appreciate on a cest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 β€’ Birds are the primary reservoir
 β€’
hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management