Granulomatous diseases
Granuloma = spherical mass of immune cells that attempts to wall off a substance; organized collection of macrophages
Geography and Disease
Africa – Sickle cell, HIV, Malaria, Dengue, Variegated Porphyria (afrikaners) Anywhere in the third world – TB Asia – SARS, TB, Melioidosis Australia (Northern Territory) – Melioidosis, Dengue Developing world – Cholera, Dengue India – Malaria, Dengue Nepal – Leptospirosis,…
Double peak on arterial pulse
Aortic stenosis and regurgitation Severe AR HCM Intra-aortic balloon pump
Clinical Examination of the Critically Ill
Pros and cons of clinical examination of the critically ill
Animal Encounters and Disease
Animal Encounters and Disease; transmission of zoonoses
Carcinoid Syndrome
Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine malignancies typically located in the GI tract; most commonly in the terminal ilium and appendix.
Retroperitoneal haemorrhage
Retroperitoneal haemorrhage is bleeding into the retroperitoneal space, either occurring spontaneously or secondary to an injury or illness
Lemierre syndrome
Lemierre syndrome is thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular (IJ) vein and bacteraemia caused by primarily anaerobic organisms, following a recent oropharyngeal infection
Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes is non-endospore forming, regular, non-branching gram positive bacilli that grows in aerobic and anaerobic conditions
Malaria
malaria is a protozoan infection caused by Plasmodium species that are transmitted by female anopheles mosquitoes, severe forms of which can lead to multi-organ dysfunction and death
Meningococcemia
Meningococcemia: Neisseria meningitidis bacteraemia -> endotoxin mediated fulminant multi-organ failure; mortality 10-12%
Mucormycosis
Mucormycosis is the unifying term used to describe infections caused by fungi belonging to the order Mucorales (e.g. Rhizopus, Rhizomucor, Mucor, and Absidia).