Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Lyme Disease ( Borrelia burgdorferi)
Infectious Diseases and Miceobiology - Lyme Disease ( Borrela burgdorferi) Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi is Gram-negative spirochete. Bite from soft-bodied ticks are the means of transmission from reservoirs of small mammals. To ensure e
Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Alkalosis ( Chloride Responsive)
Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Alkalosis ( Chloride Responsive) • Vomiting • Stool losses (laxative abuse, cystic fibrosis, villous adenoma) • Post hypercapnic alkalosis • Nasogastric (NG) suction • Massive blood transfusion • Exogenous alkali admin
Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Alkalosis ( Chloride Resistant)
Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Alkalosis ( Chloride Resistant) • Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia • Hyperadrenocorticoid states (Cushing’s syndrome, primary hyperaldosteronism, secondary mineralocorticoidism [licorice, chewing tobacco]) • Bartter’s synd
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Alkalosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Alkalosis • Sudden recovery from metabolic acidosis • Psychogenic hyperventilation (anxiety, hysteria) • Hypoxemia (pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, atelectasis, highaltitude living) • Hyponatremia • Hepatic encephalop
Differential Diagnosis of Scarring Alopecia
Differential Diagnosis of Scarring Alopecia • Trauma • Tinea capitis with inflammation (kerion) • Neoplasm • Lichen planopilaris • Folliculitis decalvans • Discoid lupus erythematosus • Congenital (aplasia cutis) • Bacterial folliculitis
Differential Diagnosis of Non Scarring Alopecia
Differential Diagnosis of Non Scarring Alopecia • Trichotillomania (hair pulling) • Tinea capitis • Telogen arrest • Structural hair shaft disease • Cosmetic treatment • Androgenic alopecia • Anagen arrest • Alopecia areata
Differential Diagnosis of Androgenic Alopecia
Differential Diagnosis of Androgenic Alopecia • Trichotillomania • Traction alopecia • Tinea capitis • Telogen effluvium • Malnutrition • Iron deficiency • Hypothyroidism • Anagen effluvium • Alopecia areata
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Disease from bird ( Chlamydophila psittaci)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Disease from bird ( Chlamydophila psittaci) Chlamydophila psittaci formerly belonged to the genus Chlamydia. Similar to a gram-negative cell wall but without the usual peptidoglycan. Obligate intracellular parasite
Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Acidosis with Normal Anion Gap ( Hyperchloremic Acidosis)
Differential Diagnosis of Metabolic Acidosis with Normal Anion Gap ( Hyperchloremic Acidosis) • Ureterosigmoidostomy • Renal tubular acidosis (including acidosis of aldosterone deficiency) • Intestinal loss of HCO3 (diarrhea, pancreatic fistula) • Ingest
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acidosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acidosis • Thoracic cage disorders (pneumothorax, flail chest, kyphoscoliosis) • Pulmonary disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], severe pneumonia, pulmonary edema, interstitial fibrosis) • Failure of
