Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Aplastic Anemia - Overview Who? • M = F • 3 peaks: 1) Childhood 2) 15-25 years 3) >60 years What? • Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... • Aplastic anemia ... Idiopathic • Infections ... anemia Treatment ... #Anemia #oncology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework Continuous Fever: Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Acute bacterial endocarditis ... • Infective endocarditis ... schistosomiasis • Pyemia ... • Gonococcal endocarditis ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... infections • ... other RGM • Plastic ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary Who? Infectious: • Pre-existing valvular disease • Prosthetic valve • Congenital heart disease • IV substance use • IV catheter • Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... verrucous) • Lung ... infarction • Infectious ... Leukocytosis, anemia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary Lung Abscess Etiology: • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS • Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body • Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... change in the lungs ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) What? Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Aplastic Anemia ... • Parvovirus infection ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Pure red cell aplasia ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework Who? Infectious: • Pre-existing valvular disease • Prosthetic valve • Congenital heart disease • IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework Disease by CD4 Count: Any CD4 Count: • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... 100% of cases), anemia ... cough, myalgia • Lung ... #Infections #HIV ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
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