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(newest | oldest) View (newer 250 | older 250) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)- 15:25, 25 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Bilirubin (Created page with "* Interestingly, there is a phenomenon of increased direct bilirubin higher than total bilirubin in patients with plasma cell dyscrasia such as multiple myeloma, possibly due to interference from the elevated protein<ref>CiteRef::alyousef2010a</ref> Category:Investigations Category:Hepatology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:25, 25 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:143a8a4e98ce78f59bd9439c01575f67 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=alyousef2010a |type=journal-article |title=A Phenomenon of Normal Total Bilirubin with Increased Direct Bilirubin Noted In Patients with Plasma Cell Dyscrasias |author=Tareq Alyousef;Kumar Kunnal Batra;Harsha v Poola;Namrata Das Batra;Moushmi Shah;Shweta Gupta;Rose Catchatourian|+sep=; |journal=Blood |publisher=American Society of Hematology |year=2010 |volume=116 |issue=21 |pages=4986-4986 |doi=10.1182/blood.v116.21.4986.4986 |issn=0006...")
- 18:56, 22 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (Created page with "* Disorders associated with CPPD include hemochromatosis, hyperparathryoidism, hypophosphatasia, hypomagnesemia, Gitelman syndrome, and possibly also gout, X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets, and familial hypocaliuric hypercalcemia Category:Rheumatology") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:55, 22 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CPPD (Redirected page to Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 18:54, 22 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Pseudogout (Redirected page to Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:40, 22 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (Created page with "* See Carbapenem-resistant organisms") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:39, 22 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CPE (Redirected page to Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 13:12, 16 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Autism spectrum disorder (Created page with "== Background == === Epidemiology === * About 1% of the population in developed countries == Diagnosis == === DSM-5 Criteria === * A. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following: ** Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conservation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to fialur...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:55, 15 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:c5c6b676bc94c7d0bd1a1cd08c63b49b (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=ledesma2021in |type=journal-article |title=Interferon-gamma release assay levels and risk of progression to active tuberculosis: a systematic review and dose-response meta-regression analysis |author=Jorge R. Ledesma;Jianing Ma;Peng Zheng;Jennifer M. Ross;Theo Vos;Hmwe H. Kyu|+sep=; |journal=BMC Infectious Diseases |publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC |year=2021 |volume=21 |issue=1 |doi=10.1186/s12879-021-06141-4 |subject=Inf...")
- 14:35, 5 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Staphylococcus auricularis (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Staphylococcus auricularis''}} * A coagulase-negative staphylococcus that is a very rare cause of infection in humans * Coagulase-Coagulase::negative Stain::Gram-positive Shape::coccus * First isolated from the external ear canal, hence the name Category:Gram-positive cocci") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:45, 4 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs deleted page SNAP trial (content was: "== Background == * Adaptive platform trial of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremias in adults (and children, at some sites) == Backbone Domain == === PSSA/MSSA Silos === {| class="wikitable" |+Suggested dosing !Antibiotic !Renal Function !Standard Dose !Critical Illness Dose |- | rowspan="4" |benzylpenicillin (pen G) |eGFR >50 |1.8 g (3 MU) q4...", and the only contributor was "Aidan" (talk))
- 11:10, 4 April 2024 Aidan talk contribs moved page Candidemia to Fungemia
- 13:38, 28 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page TLS (Redirected page to Tumour lysis syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 21:59, 25 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (Created page with "== Background == * Adverse effect of CAR-T and BiTE therapies == Clinical Manifestations == * Encephalopathy, delirium, confusion, disorientation * Seizures * Aphasia or dysphasia * Tremor, ataxia * Dyscalculia * Headache == ASTCT ICANS GradingCiteRef::lee2019as == {| class="wikitable" !Domain !Grade 1 !Grade 2 !Grade 3 !Grade 4 |- |ICE score |7-9 |3-6 |0-2 |Unarousable |- |Level of consciousness |Awakens spontaneously |Awakens to voice |Awakens to tactil...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:45, 25 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page ICANS (Redirected page to Immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 21:44, 25 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Cytokine release syndrome (Created page with "== Background == * Adverse effect of CAR-T and BiTE therapies == Clinical Manifestations == * Fever, hypotension, tachypnea, tachycardia, headache, rash, dyspnea, hypoxemia == ASTCT CRS GradingCiteRef::lee2019as == {| class="wikitable" !Parameter !Grade 1 !Grade 1 !Grade 3 !Grade 4 |- |Fever |≥38ºC |≥38ºC |≥38ºC |≥38ºC |- | colspan="5" |with |- |Hypotension |— |Not on vasopressors |One vasopressor ± vasopressin |Multiple vasopressors |- | c...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:44, 25 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:7f975170e17677f247daf22ae675d056 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=lee2019as |type=journal-article |title=ASTCT Consensus Grading for Cytokine Release Syndrome and Neurologic Toxicity Associated with Immune Effector Cells |author=Daniel W. Lee;Bianca D. Santomasso;Frederick L. Locke;Armin Ghobadi;Cameron J. Turtle;Jennifer N. Brudno;Marcela V. Maus;Jae H. Park;Elena Mead;Steven Pavletic;William Y. Go;Lamis Eldjerou;Rebecca A. Gardner;Noelle Frey;Kevin J. Curran;Karl Peggs;Marcelo Pasquini;John F. DiPersio;Marcel...")
- 21:37, 25 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CRS (Redirected page to Cytokine release syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 07:31, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:66d3dbdffc22787fa9886b680bcbe5af (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=georghiou1992pa |type=journal-article |title=Pasteurella multocida Infection After a Tasmanian Devil Bite |author=P. R. Georghiou;T. F. Mollee;M. H. Tilse|+sep=; |journal=Clinical Infectious Diseases |publisher=Oxford University Press (OUP) |year=1992 |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=1266-1267 |doi=10.1093/clinids/14.6.1266 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (medical)|+sep=; |issn=1058-4838;1537-6591|+sep=; |retrieved-from=https://dx.d...")
- 07:30, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:cdd117fd2789acc892d8beba9a9eca85 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=grim2010se |type=journal-article |title=Serratia marcescens bullous cellulitis after iguana bites |author=Kelli Danielle Grim;Christy Doherty;Ted Rosen|+sep=; |journal=Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2010 |volume=62 |issue=6 |pages=1075-1076 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2009.07.009 |subject=Dermatology |issn=0190-9622 |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2024-03-20 |@show=true }}")
- 07:30, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:ac2ff4083d127703e7482aa3c074fb69 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=tumram2012a |type=journal-article |title=A fatal mongoose bite |author=N. K. Tumram;R. V. Bardale;P. G. Dixit;A. Y. Deshmukh|+sep=; |journal=Case Reports |publisher=BMJ |year=2012 |volume=2012 |issue=nov16 1 |pages=bcr0220125766-bcr0220125766 |doi=10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5766 |subject=General Medicine |issn=1757-790X |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2024-03-20 |@show=true }}")
- 07:30, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:4c59f810dcfde02ea4b210db2513a067 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=iyengar2012my |type=journal-article |title=Mycobacterium chelonae hand infection following ferret bite |author=K. P. Iyengar;J. B. Nadkarni;R. Gupta;N. J. Beeching;I. Ullah;W. Y. Loh|+sep=; |journal=Infection |publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC |year=2012 |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=237-241 |doi=10.1007/s15010-012-0309-7 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (medical);General Medicine|+sep=; |issn=0300-8126;1439-0973|+s...")
- 07:29, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:9d273044ed65d2e7fdb137fd33f1463b (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=Österlund1997wo |type=journal-article |title=Wound Infection Caused by Staphylococcus hyicus subspecies hyicus after a Donkey Bite |author=Anders Österlund;Elisabeth Nordlund|+sep=; |journal=Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases |publisher=Informa UK Limited |year=1997 |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=95-95 |doi=10.3109/00365549709008674 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (medical);General Immunology and Microbiology;General Medi...")
- 07:29, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:324eb4fd5a300cb39055ab08c9026796 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=sundeep2011is |type=journal-article |title=Isolation of Bisgaardia hudsonensis from a seal bite. Case report and review of the literature on seal finger |author=S. Sundeep;V. Cleeve|+sep=; |journal=Journal of Infection |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2011 |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=86-88 |doi=10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.006 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (medical)|+sep=; |issn=0163-4453 |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved...")
- 07:29, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:0bf8ee2ef119a747eb1ef476f7e7b719 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=aigner2011ps |type=journal-article |title=Pseudomonas oryzihabitans Cutaneous Ulceration From Octopus vulgaris Bite |author=Birgit Angela Aigner |journal=Archives of Dermatology |publisher=American Medical Association (AMA) |year=2011 |volume=147 |issue=8 |pages=963 |doi=10.1001/archdermatol.2011.83 |subject=Dermatology;General Medicine|+sep=; |issn=0003-987X |retrieved-from=https://dx.doi.org/ |retrieved-on=2024-03-20 |@show=true }}")
- 07:28, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:2e985fec4cbd3c0bbd083450d443effc (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=hadvani2020ha |type=journal-article |title=Hand Cellulitis and Abscess From a Kinkajou Bite |author=Teena Hadvani;Ankhi Dutta|+sep=; |journal=Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |publisher=Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |year=2020 |volume=39 |issue=7 |pages=e151-e154 |doi=10.1097/inf.0000000000002513 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (medical);Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health|+sep=; |issn=0891-3668 |retrieve...")
- 07:28, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:3e6405399d321f945f2db0124b2e277f (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=maraki2012my |type=journal-article |title=Myroides odoratimimus soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent child following a pig bite: case report and literature review |author=Sofia Maraki;Emmanouela Sarchianaki;Sophia Barbagadakis|+sep=; |journal=The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |publisher=Elsevier BV |year=2012 |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=390-392 |doi=10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.004 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (med...")
- 07:28, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:4eb9cd71fdb59132cfc7c3dba7ad9fb4 (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=sinclair2019id |type=journal-article |title=Identification of Lonepinella sp. in Koala Bite Wound Infections, Queensland, Australia |author=Holly Angela Sinclair;Paul Chapman;Lida Omaleki;Haakon Bergh;Conny Turni;Patrick Blackall;Lindsey Papacostas;Phillip Braslins;David Sowden;Graeme R. Nimmo|+sep=; |journal=Emerging Infectious Diseases |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |year=2019 |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=153-15...")
- 07:25, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs moved page Template:Vcite web to Template:SciteVancouverWebFormatter without leaving a redirect
- 07:25, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs moved page Template:Vcite book to Template:SciteVancouverBookFormatter without leaving a redirect
- 07:24, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs moved page Template:Vcite journal to Template:SciteVancouverJournalFormatter without leaving a redirect
- 07:18, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:6920036664d2ce14878b939de0c03bee (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=franquet2001sp |type=journal-article |title=Spectrum of Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Histologic, Clinical, and Radiologic Findings |author=Tomás Franquet;Nestor L. Müller;Ana Giménez;Pedro Guembe;Jesus de la Torre;S. Bagué|+sep=; |journal=RadioGraphics |publisher=Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) |year=2001 |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=825-837 |doi=10.1148/radiographics.21.4.g01jl03825 |subject=Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ima...")
- 07:06, 20 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page CR:DOI:9d68353d98e4176c52cd7ca96bd0a5ee (Created page with "{{#scite: |reference=ku2000cl |type=journal-article |title=Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Bacteremia Caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii |author=S. C. Ku;P. R. Hsueh;P. C. Yang;K. T. Luh|+sep=; |journal=European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases |publisher=Springer Science and Business Media LLC |year=2000 |volume=19 |issue=7 |pages=501-505 |doi=10.1007/s100960000315 |subject=Infectious Diseases;Microbiology (medical);General...")
- 15:33, 8 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Urinoma (Created page with "* Urine collection caused by urinary leak following urological surgery * Diagnosis is confirmed with fluid creatinine concentration, which should be much higher than serum creatinine concentration Category:Urology") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:07, 7 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Pneumocystosis (Redirected page to Pneumocystis jirovecii) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:31, 7 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Myelopathy (Created page with "== Background == * Broadly speaking, any pathologic process affecting the spinal cord * Usually classified by time from onset to maximum deficit as acute (within 21 days), subacute (weeks to months), or chronic (months to years) == Etiologies == === Acute === {| class="wikitable" !Etiology !Onset !Diagnostic Clues |- ! colspan="3" |Infection: Bacterial |- |abscess |acute |recent surgical or dental procedure |- |Lyme disease |acute |tick exposure, history of erythe...") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:26, 5 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Skull base (Created page with "* Comprised of the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal, and occipital bones") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:22, 5 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Calvaria (Created page with "* The skull vault, which is comprised of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital bones Category:Anatomy Category:Definitions") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:14, 5 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Calvarial lesion (Created page with "== Background == * Lesion involving the skull, in contrast to skull base == Etiologies == === Lytic Lesion === {| class="wikitable" !Distribution !Adult !Any Age !Pediatric |- ! colspan="4" |Lytic Lesion |- |Single lesion |More common: Paget disease of the bone, osteomyelitis, transiploic lesion Less common: intraosseous venous malformation, sarcoidosis, Gorham disease |More common: sequela of burr hole surgery, epidermoid cyst, dermoid cyst, a...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:53, 4 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs moved page Kocuria species to Kocuria without leaving a redirect
- 14:53, 4 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs deleted page Kocuria (content was: "#REDIRECT Kocuria {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Kocuria''}}", and the only contributor was "Aidan" (talk))
- 14:54, 1 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page SSI (Redirected page to Surgical site infection) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:03, 1 March 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Agranulocytosis (Created page with "* Essentially a form of severe neutropenia where there are zero granulocytes (e.g. zero neutrophils) Category:Hematology Category:Definitions") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:58, 23 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Myeloproliferative neoplasm (Created page with "Category:Hematology Category:Oncology") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:58, 23 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Myeloproliferative disorder (Redirected page to Myeloproliferative neoplasm) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 12:57, 23 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page MPD (Redirected page to Myeloproliferative disorder) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 13:12, 13 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page No-harm incident (Created page with "* A patient safety incident that reached the patient but did not result in discernible harm to the patient Category:Definitions Category:Patient safety") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:11, 13 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Harmful incident (Created page with "* A patient safety incident that resulted in harm to the patient * Previously called a preventable adverse event Category:Definitions Category:Patient safety") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:10, 13 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Patient safety incident (Created page with "* An event or circumstance which could have resulted or did result in unnecessary harm to a patient * Includes: ** Harmful incident ** Near miss ** No-harm incident Category:Definitions Category:Patient safety") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:09, 13 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Near miss (Created page with "* A patient safety incident that did not reach the patient, so no harm resulted Category:Definitions Category:Patient safety") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:43, 7 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Durvalumab (Created page with "* Human IgG1k monoclonal antibody that blocks PD-L1 from interacting PD-1 and CD-80 * Indicated for urothelial carcinoma, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer * Adverse effects include ** Cardiac: hypertension (6%), myocarditis (rare) ** Dermatologic: rash with pruritus (22%) ** Gastrointestinal: abdominal pain (10%), anorexia (14%), constipation (12%), diarrhea (18%), colitis (2%), nausea/vomiting (14%) ** General: edema (8%), fatigue (...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:19, 7 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Imfinzi (Redirected page to Durvalumab) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:43, 5 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Herbaspirillum (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Herbaspirillum''}} == Background == * Genus of Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus within the class Class::Betaproteobacteria * Oxidase-Oxidase::positive and afermentative * Environmental, associated with maize and rice * Generally non-pathogenic * Case reports of infections in humans, mostly in cystic fibrosis or immunocompromised patients<ref>Dhital R, Paudel A, Bohra N, Shin AK. ''Herbaspirillum'' Infection in Humans: A Case Report...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:13, 2 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (Created page with "* Also known as Cast syndrome, Wilkie syndrome, arteriomesenteric duodenal obstruction, and chronic deuodenal ileus * Caused by compression of the third portion of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery and aorta * Presents with symptoms of proximal small bowel obstruction Category:Gastroenterology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:11, 2 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page SMA syndrome (Redirected page to Superior mesenteric artery syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:10, 2 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Left renal vein entrapment (Created page with "* Also known as nutcracker phenomenon or syndrome * The left renal vein gets intrinsically compressed * May be asymptomatic * Symptoms main include hematuria (most common), pain (abdominal or flank pain that occasionally radiates to thigh and buttock), gonadal vein syndrome, varicocele, orthostatic proteinuria * Symptoms may be worsened by physical activity Category:Nephrology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:08, 2 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Nutcracker phenomenon (Redirected page to Left renal vein entrapment) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 16:39, 1 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Pellagra (Created page with "* Caused by deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) * Causes symmetric hyperpigmented rash that looks like a sunburn, on sunexposed skin ("Casal necklace") * Also: red tongue, diarrhea, vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, disorientation, delusions, dementia, and encephalopathy Category:Gastroenterology") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:33, 1 February 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Thiamine deficiency (Created page with "* Deficiency of vitamin B1 * Deficiency can cause: ** Wernicke encephalopathy ** Beriberi Category:Gastroenterology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:44, 29 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (Created page with "* A form of noninfectious endocarditis * Also known as marantic or Libman-Sacks endocarditis * Rare * Associated with advanced malignancy in 80% of cases followed by lupus ** Other associated diseases include antiphospholipid syndrome, rheumatic arthritis, sepsis, and burns * Fever is uncommon * Embolizes to spleen, kidney, skin, and extremities, as well as to CNS and coronary arteries Category:Cardiology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:41, 29 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Marantic endocarditis (Redirected page to Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 19:56, 28 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Cryomyces (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Cryomyces''}} * A genus of cryptoendolithic fungi isolated from Antarctica * Includes two species, Cryomyces antarcticus and Cryomyces minteri * Can survive outside the International Space Station<ref>Silvano Onofri, Jean-Pierre de Vera, Laura Zucconi, Laura Selbmann, Giuliano Scalzi, Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran, Elke Rabbow, Rosa de la Torre, and Gerda Horneck. Survival of Antarctic Cryptoendolithic Fungi in Simulated Martian Conditions On Board...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:34, 28 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Epley manoeuvre (Created page with "== Background == * Therapeutic manoeuvre for BPPV == Procedure == * Sit patient upright and rotate head 45° towards ear being treated * Lay back quickly with head over the back of the table; this should cause nystagmus and is essentially a Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre * Hold for 30 seconds * Rotate head 90° so it is rotated 45° the other way * Hold for 30 seconds * Turn their body and head further, so that they are in lateral decubitus with the head facing 45° t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:30, 28 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre (Created page with "== Background == * Clinical diagnostic test for diagnosing BPPV as a cause of vertigo == Procedure == * Patient sits upright and rotates head 45° toward the ear being tested * Patient lays back quickly with head hanging off examination table, neck extended about 20° while maintaining the head rotation at 45° * Hold position for 30 seconds and observe for nystagmus ** Torsional an up-beating in posterior canal BPPV Category:Clinical exam Category:Neur...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:48, 11 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Hartford nomogram (Created page with "center|680x680px|Nicolau DP, Freeman CD, Belliveau PP, Nightingale CH, Ross JW, Quintiliani R. Experience with a once-daily aminoglycoside program administered to 2,184 adult patients. ''Antimicrob Agents Chemother''. 1995 Mar;39(3):650-5. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.39.3.650 10.1128/AAC.39.3.650]. PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7793867/ 7793867]; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc162599/ PMC162599].") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:47, 11 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page File:Hartford nomogram (original).png
- 14:47, 11 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs uploaded File:Hartford nomogram (original).png
- 11:58, 9 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Gemella morbillorum (Created page with "== Background == === Microbiology === * Stain::Gram-positive Shape::coccus in the genus Genus::Gemella * Member of oral flora Category:Gram-positive cocci") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:13, 9 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Gemella (Created page with "== Background == === Microbiology === * Genus of Stain::Gram-positive cocci, in pairs, tetrads, clusters, or sometimes small chains * Facultative anaerobic * Decolorize easily on Gram stain, appearing Gram-negative * Siderophilic * Member of oral flora * Includes 6 species that are pathogenic to humans: ** Gemella haemolysans ** Gemella morbillorum ** Gemella bergeri ** Gemella sanguinis ** Gemella assa...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:35, 8 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Beta 2 microglobulin (Created page with "<nowiki>#</nowiki>REDIRECT �2 microglobulin") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:34, 8 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page β2 microglobulin (Created page with "* Can be a cause of amyloidosis in patients with CKD on intermittent hemodialysis * Can be elevated in multiple myeloma and lymphoma ** Can be used for prognostication in multiple myeloma Category:Investigations") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:35, 5 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Squamous cell lung cancer (Created page with "== Background == * A form on non-small cell lung cancer * It is the lung cancer with the strongest association with smoking, with 80-90% of patients with SCC having a smoking history * Other risk factors include age, family history, exposure to second-hand smoke, and exposure to minerals including asbestos and metal particles == Clinical Manifestations == * As with other lung cancers, can cause cough, chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis, wheezing, hoarseness, recurren...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:13, 5 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Bacillus cereus (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Bacillus cereus''}} == Background == * Stain::Gram-positive Shape::bacillus within the genus Genus::Bacillus == Management == * Almost universally resistant to penicillins and co-trimoxazole * Usually susceptible to vancomycin, linezolid, ciprofloxacin (more than levofloxacin), and tetracycline<ref>Mills E, Sullivan E, Kovac J. Comparative Analysis of Bacillus cereus Group Isolates' Resistance Using Disk Diffus...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:00, 3 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Fungal osteomyelitis (Created page with "== Background == === Microbiology === * Causative organisms include: Candida and other yeasts, Aspergillus, Mucorales, dematiaceous molds, non-''Aspergillus'' hyaline molds, and endemic mycoses (Histoplasma, Blastomyces, and Coccidioides) == Clinical Manifestations == * Candidal osteomyelitis and septic arthritis has more hematogenous spread than other causes * Hyaline molds, including Aspergillosis, are commonly after trau...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:45, 3 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Category:Allylamines (Created page with "Category:Antifungals") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:31, 3 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Fungal urinary tract infection (Created page with "== Background == * True infection is rare; most cases of candiduria are asymptomatic and do not need treatment == Management == * Fluconazole (not other azoles) * Conventional (not lipid formulation) amphotericin B * Flucytosine * Avoid echinocandins Category:Genitourinary infections") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:02, 2 January 2024 Aidan talk contribs created page Erythroderma (Created page with "==Etiologies== * Inflammatory dermatoses ** Psoriasis ** Atopic dermatitis ** Other dermatitis ** Pityriasis rubra pilaris ** Lichen planus ** Chronic actinic dermatitis ** Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji ** Sarcoidosis * Drug reaction ** ACE inhibitor, particularly enalapril and lisinopril ** Allopurinol ** Bevacizumab ** Carbamazepine ** Chlorpromazine ** Dapsone ** Erythropoietin ** Gold salts ** Hydrox...")
- 12:05, 27 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Mycoplasma (Created page with "* Genus of bacteria that lack a cell wall * Includes Mycoplasma pneumoniae (cause of atypical pneumonia), Mycoplasma genitalium (possible cause of non-gonococcal urethritis, and Mycoplasma phocacerebrale (cause of seal finger) * Inherent resistance to any antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis, including beta-lactams, due to their lack of a cell wall {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Mycoplasma''}} [[Category::Atypical bacteria]]")
- 11:32, 11 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Dalbavancin (Created page with "== Background == * Glycopeptide antibiotic, similar to vancomycin * Indicated for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections in adults, but is being used off-label for osteomyelitis and infective endocarditis * Spectrum includes gram-positive cocci, including MRSA * Costs about CAD3000 per dose (CAD1000 per 500 mg vial) == Dosing == * ABSSSI: ** 1500 mg IV once, or ** 1000 mg IV followed by 500 mg IV 1 week later Category:Glycopeptides") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:27, 11 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Xydalba (Redirected page to Dalbavancin) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:52, 11 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Enoxaparin (Created page with "== Dosing == * DVT/PE prophylaxis: 40 mg/kg SC q24h (increased to q12h if BMI ≥40) * DVT/PE treatment: 1 mg/kg SC q12h, or 1.5 mg/kg SC q24h (use q12h dose if BMI ≥40) === Renal Dosing === {| class="wikitable" !CrCl !BMI !Prophylactic Dose !Therapeutic Dose |- |≥30 |<40 |40 mg SC q24h |1 mg/kg SC q12h, or 1.5 mg/kg SC q24h |- | |≥40 |30 mg SC q12h |1 mg/kg SC q12h |- |<30 |Any | colspan="2" |used unfractionated heparin |} Category:...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:42, 11 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page PE (Redirected page to Pulmonary embolism) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:41, 11 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page DVT (Redirected page to Deep vein thrombosis) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 13:21, 10 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Hemorrhage (Created page with "==Management== ===Major Hemorrhage=== * Massive hemorrhage protocol ** When to activate: *** GI hemorrhage: 2-4 units uncrossmatched RBCs; if poor response, activate massive hemorrhage protocol *** Non-GI hemorrhage: **** If shock index 1-1.3, give 2-4 units uncrossmatched RBCs; if poor response, activate massive hemorrhage protocol **** If shock index ≥1.4, CAT ≥3, or RI ≥4, then activate massive hemorrhage protocol ** Once activated: *** 4 units pRBC (± tranex...")
- 21:20, 7 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Avian paramyxovirus type 1 (Created page with "* Negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus within the genus Genus::Orthoavulavirus and family Family::Paramyxoviridae * Divided into class I and II (based on their fusion protein), of which only some strains of class II are virulent ** Class II genotype VI is known as pigeon avian paramyxovirus and is a common virulent genotype with pigeon and dove reservoirs * Highly contagious zoonotic disease of birds * Globally distributed * Occasionally can affect non-bird animals i...") Tag: Visual edit
- 21:12, 7 December 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Newcastle disease (Redirected page to Avian paramyxovirus type 1) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:12, 30 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page FCR (Created page with "* Chemotherapy including fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab * Indicated for CLL Category:Chemotherapy") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:35, 30 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Nail pitting (Created page with "== Differential Diagnosis == * More common ** Psoriasis ** Lichen planus ** Alopecia areata ** Eczematous dermatitis ** Chronic kidney disease ** Reiter syndrome ** Vitiligo ** Hemodialysis ** Normal variant ** Congenital abnormality * Less common ** Parakeratosis pustulosa ** Pemphigus vulgaris ** Sarcoidosis ** Dermatomyositis ** Drug-induced erythroderma ** Secondary syphilis ** Chronic paronychia Categor...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:23, 30 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Robinsoniella peoriensis (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Robinsoniella peoriensis''}} * Stain::Gram-positive Cellular respiration::anaerobic Shape::bacillus, spore-forming, within the phylum Phylum::Firmicutes and family Family::Lachnospiraceae * Originally found in pig and turtle feces, but also human GI tract * Generally susceptible to piperacillin-tazobactam, ertapenem, and metronidazole * Generally resistant to penicillin Category:Gram-positive bacilli Category:A...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:56, 24 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Sézary syndrome (Redirected page to Sézary syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 14:55, 24 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Mogamulizumab (Created page with "* Monoclonal antibody that targets CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) * Indicated for treatment of certain T cell lymphomas, including mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome * May be associated with hepatitis B and CMV reactivation Category:Monoclonal antibodies Category:Hematology Category:Oncology") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:51, 24 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Brentuximab vedotin (Created page with "* Monoclonal antibody that targets CD30 linked with a cytotoxic drug * Indicated for Hodgkin lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and T-cell lymphoma * Has been linked to PML and now has a black box warning for this Category:Monoclonal antibodies Category:Oncology") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:47, 24 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Sézary syndrome (Created page with "* A rare form of aggressive cutaneous T-cell lymphoma * Related to mycosis fungoides * Rarely related to HTLV infection * Early lesions are typically thing erythematous plaques or patches and can look like psoriasis, eczema, atopic dermatitis, leprosy, or lichenoid pityriasis * Sézary syndrome itself is characterized by erythroderma, a diffuse pruritic exfoliating rash * Often with lymphadnopathy Category:Hematology Categor...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:06, 24 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Nexavar (Redirected page to Sorafenib) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 12:06, 24 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Sorafenib (Created page with "* Multikinase inhibitor, targetting Raf kinase and possibly other kinase activation by VEGF 1, 2, and 3, PDGFRβ, FLT3, c-KIT and RET * Indications include renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and differentiated thyroid carcinoma, as well as certain types of acute myeloid leukemia * Can cause myelosuppression Category:Medications Category:Oncology") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:46, 23 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Thomasclavelia ramosa (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Thomasclavelia ramosa''}} == Background == * Previously known as ''Clostridium ramosum'' * Stain::Gram-positive, spore-forming, Cellular respiration::anaerobic Shape::bacillus * Member of gastrointestinal flora * Rarely causes disease in humans, usually in immunocompromised patients == Clinical Manifestations == * Can cause bacteremia, sometimes in mixed culture ** Sources are usually GI-related or pressure sores == Further Reading == *...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:28, 23 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Clostridium ramosum (Redirected page to Thomasclavelia ramosa) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 23:04, 22 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Fever in a critically ill patient (Created page with "== Etiologies == * Non-infectious ** Acalculous cholecystitis ** Acute myocardial infarction ** Adrenal insufficiency ** Atelectasis ** Blood product transfusion ** Cytokine release syndrome ** Dressler syndrome ** Drug fever ** Fat emboli ** Fibroproliferative phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome ** Gout ** Heterotopic ossification ** Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ** Intracran...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:41, 22 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Fever in cancer patients to Fever in a patient with cancer without leaving a redirect
- 22:40, 22 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Fever in the returned traveller to Fever in a returned traveller without leaving a redirect
- 22:40, 22 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Fever in the hospitalized patient to Fever in a hospitalized patient without leaving a redirect
- 14:45, 14 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page POTS (Redirected page to Postural tachycardia syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:17, 14 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Respiratory infection in a returned traveller (Created page with "== Etiologies == === By Incubation Period === {| class="wikitable" !Incubation Period !Infections |- |Less than 10 days |Viral: influenza, SARS, MERS, Nipah virus Bacterial: common organisms causing pneumonia (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae), melioidosis, legionellosis, plague, pertussis, diphtheria Fungal: histoplasmosis |- |10 to 21 days |Viral: MERS, Nipah virus, hantavirus Bacterial: pe...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:25, 1 November 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Hand-Schüller-Christian disease (Created page with "* A form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, also called multifocal unisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis * Occurs in infants and children * Characterized by fever, bone lesions, and rash on scalp and ears, with a classic triad of: ** Exophathalmos ** Diabetes insipidus, from pituitary involvement ** Lytic bone lesions in the skull Category:Hematology Category:Oncology") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:22, 25 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Hidradenitis suppurativa (Created page with "== Background == * Idiopathic chronic inflammatory skin condition * Also known as acne inversa or Verneuil disease === Pathophysiology === * Chronic follicular occlusive disease involving the follicular portion of the folliculopilosebaceous units === Epidemiology === * Onset between puberty and age 40 * Slight female predominance * Increased risk of metabolic syndrome * Possible association with Crohn disease (more than ulcerative colitis) * Member of th...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:33, 23 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Zyvoxam (Redirected page to Linezolid) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:26, 20 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs deleted page BALANCE (content was: "== Eligibility == === On The Wards === * Inclusion: ** Admitted but not in ICU at time the BCx result returns ** Positive culture with a pathogenic bacterium * Exclusion: ** Already enrolled in a BALANCE study ** Severely immunocompromised (ANC<0.5, SOT, HSCT) ** Prosthetic heart valve or synthetic endovascular graft ** Strong suspicion of: IE, OM, SA, undrained abscess, unremoved...", and the only contributor was "Aidan" (talk))
- 13:35, 19 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Osteitis pubis (Created page with "* Chronic, non-infectious inflammatory disorder of the symphysis pubis Category:Rheumatology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:13, 18 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Dermabacter hominis (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dermabacter hominis''}} == Background == * Factulative anaerobic, catalase-positive, non-motile irregular Stain::gram-positive Shape::bacillus * Member of skin flora == Clinical Manifestations == * Bacteremia, abscess, vascular graft infection, osteomyelitis, wound infection, eye infection, peritoneal dialysis infection == Management == * Routinely susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid * Variab...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:10, 18 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Isolation (Redirected page to Infection control precautions by disease) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 07:58, 18 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Category:Biologics (Created page with "Category:Medications") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:58, 18 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Bispecific T-cell engager (Created page with "* Recombinant proteins that bind to two different antigens, one of which activates T cells and the other binds a cancer target * Used in treating some hematologic malignancies Category:Oncology Category:Biologics") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:56, 18 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page BiTE (Redirected page to Bispecific T-cell engager) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 12:16, 16 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Pseudomonas stutzeri (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pseudomonas stutzeri''}} == Clinical Manifestations == * Classically a cause of keratitis * Can cause bacteremia, urinary tract infection, skin and soft tissue infection, and otitis externa == Management == * Susceptible to similar antibiotics as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, though likely more susceptible in general Category:Gram-negative bacteria") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:42, 7 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Amoebic liver abscess (Redirected page to Entamoeba histolytica) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 12:25, 4 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Paragonimus westermani (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Paragonimus westermani''}} == Background == * Also known as the oriental lung fluke * Most common species of Genus::Paragonimus that infects humans === Epidemiology === * Distributed within southeast Asia and east Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and India ** Other species are endemic to other parts of the world, including Paragonimus kellicotti in North America * Primarily transmitted by consumption of raw or und...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:21, 4 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Paragonimus (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Paragonimus''}} * Species of trematode * Also known as lung flukes * Multiple species can infect humans, with different geographic distributions {| class="wikitable" !Species !Geographic Distribution !Notes |- |Paragonimus westermani |China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and India |By far the most common cause of disease in humans |- |Paragonimus heterotremus |Thailand, as well as India, southern China, and Vietnam | |- |Paragonimus...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:12, 4 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Paragonimiasis (Redirected page to Paragonimus westermani) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:54, 3 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Urinary cast to Urinary microscopy
- 10:54, 3 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Urinary cast (Created page with "== Interpretation == {| class="wikitable" !Syndrome !Urine Sediment !Urine Analysis |- |Prerenal AKI |bland, hyaline casts, a few fine granular casts, occasional renal tubular epithelial cells |± protein |- |ATN |renal tubular epithelial cells and casts, course granular casts, "muddy brown" casts |± protein |- |AIN |white blood cells and casts, renal tubular epithelial cells and casts, red blood cells and occasional casts |±protein, +leukocyte esterase, + bloo...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:55, 1 October 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Infections associated with malignancy (Created page with "== Bacteria == * Bacteremia with many bacteria is associated with new diagnosis of colorectal cancer within 1 year * Clostridium species (OR 17) and in particular Clostridium septicum (OR 17) * Gemella morbillorum (OR 15) * Fusobacterium nucleatum (OR 5 to 7) * Streptococcus bovis group (OR 9), mostly from * Streptococcus gallolyticus (OR 6) * Bacteroides species (OR 6), including Bacteroides fragilis (OR 4) and Bacteroides ovatus (O...") Tag: Visual edit
- 23:29, 30 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Clostridium chauvoei (Created page with "* Gram-positive anaerobe * Causes blackleg in cattle and occasionally other small ruminants * 3 cases of infection in humans, where it can cause fatal necrotizing enterocolitis")
- 10:20, 28 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Emphysema to Pulmonary emphysema (more specific)
- 10:19, 28 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Emphysema (Created page with "== Background == * A form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by enlargement of the distal airspaces and destruction of airspace walls === Morphological Subtypes === {| class="wikitable" !Subtype !Description !Associations |- |Centrilobular emphysema |Most common, usually an upper lobe predominance |Closely associated with smoking |- |Panlobular emphysema |Involves entire acinus, more severe in lower lobes |alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency or I...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:36, 28 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Urine drug screen (Redirected page to Urine drug testing) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 09:35, 28 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page UDS (Redirected page to Urine drug screen) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 14:01, 27 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Neisseria elongata (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Neisseria elongata''}} == Background == === Microbiology === * A non-motile Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus (rather than coccus) within the genus Genus::Neisseria * Catalase-Catalase::negative and superoxol-Superoxol::negative * Part of the normal oropharyngeal flora === Clinical Manifestations === * Most case reports describe endocarditis, though it is rare<ref>Youssef D, Marroush TS, Levine MT, Sharma M. Endocarditis d...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:03, 26 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page IgG4-related disease (Redirected page to IgG4 disease) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:02, 26 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Exophthalmos (Created page with "== Background == * Protrusion of one or both eyes anteriorly === Etiologies === * Inflammation into the orbit ** Graves disease ** Orbital cellulitis ** Mucormycosis ** Granulomatosis with polyangiitis ** IgG4-related disease * Invasion ** Benign or malignant orbital tumours, including hemangioma, neuroblastoma, neurofibromatosis, leukemia, lymphoma, paranasal sinus mucocele, pseudotomour ** Metastasis, from breast can...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:29, 20 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Acute cerebellitis (Created page with "== Background == * Inflammation of the cerebellum * Most cases are described in children === Etiologies === * Mostly idiopathic * Medications, including isoniazid (causing pyridoxine defieciency) and cytarabine * Paraneoplastic, including Castleman syndrome and Hodgkin lymphoma * Infectious ** Primary infections, including West Nile virus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, influenza, HSV, EBV, VZV, mumps, Lyme disease, rubell...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:14, 18 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Alpha-gal syndrome (Created page with "== Background == * A meat allergy caused by exposure to certain tick bites * Caused by an IgE-mediated reaction to the carbohydrate galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) {| class="wikitable" !Region !Tick |- |Australia |Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes australiensis |- |United States |Amblyomma americanum |- |Europe (Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Spain) |Ixodes ricinus |- |Asia (Japan and South Korea) |Haemoaphysalis longicornis and Amblyomma te...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:26, 17 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Limbic encephalitis (Created page with "==Background== * See also paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis * Caused by inflammation (usually autoimmune) in the hippocampus and amygdala ===Etiologies=== * Paraneoplastic (most cases) ** Small cell lung cancer (most common) ** Breast cancer, testicular tumour, teratoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, thymoma ==Clinical Manifestations== * Impaired short-term memory, anterograde amnesia, behavioural and psychiatric...")
- 12:12, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cholangitis (Created page with "== Definition (Tokyo 2018) == * Definite cholangitis requires all of the following: ** Signs of systemic inflammation, including fever >38°C and/or rigors, or elevation of inflammatory blood markers (WBC <4 or >10, or CRP ≥1 mg/dL) ** Signs of cholestasis, such as jaundice (total bilirubin ≥2 mg/dL), abnormal liver function (ALP, GGT, AST, or ALT >1.5x, and biliary function tests ** Biliary dilatation or evidence of etiology (stricture, stone, stent, etc.) on imagi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:56, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Good Clinical Practices (Created page with "* Regulations guiding clinical research in Canada * See also [https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/compliance-enforcement/good-clinical-practices.html Good Clinical Practices (Health Canada)] Category:Research") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:54, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page GCP (Redirected page to Good Clinical Practices) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 09:39, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Investigator (Created page with "* In the context of clinical research in Canada, an '''investigator''' is a person responsible for the conduct of a clinical trial at a trial site ** If research at the site includes a team, the investigator is the responsible leader and may also be referred to as the principal investigator or qualified investigator * A '''principal investigator''' is US terminology, not applicable in Canada * A '''qualified investigator''' is defined by Health Canada as the person respo...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:24, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Adverse event (Created page with "* Any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or research participant who is receiving a treatment * Does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment Category:Research") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:22, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page AE (Redirected page to Adverse event) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 09:20, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Adverse antimicrobial reactions to Adverse antimicrobial reaction without leaving a redirect
- 09:19, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Adverse drug reactions to Adverse drug reaction without leaving a redirect
- 09:18, 14 September 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page ADR (Redirected page to Adverse drug reaction) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 14:13, 30 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Splenic hydatid cyst (Created page with "== Background == * Infection with Echinococcus granulosus of the liver == Differential Diagnosis == * Epidermoid cyst * Splenic pseudocyst * Splenic abscess * Splenic hematoma * Intrasplenic pancreatic pseudocyst * Cystic neoplasm of the spleen == Diagnosis == * Ultrasound and CT are best tests but appearance varies widely ** Most common appearance on ultrasound is an anechoic, smooth, round cyst ** Daughter cysts may be present ** May be able to see layers of m...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:18, 30 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Anisocoria (Created page with "== Background == * Pupils of different sizes * Usual pathophysiology includes imbalance of efferent autonomic nerves ** Parasympathetic causes miosis/constriction and sympathetic causes mydriasis/dilatation * Other cause is mechanical == Etiologies == * Greater difference in dim light ** Horner syndrome, with ipsilateral miosis, ptosis, anhidrosis, enopthalmos, and lack of ciliospinal reflex ** Cholinergic medications, such as pilocarpine to treat glaucoma...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:11, 26 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page SVC syndrome (Redirected page to Superior vena cava syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:22, 24 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs added prefix "wikijc" (https://www.wikijournalclub.org/wiki/$1) (trans: 0; local: 0) to the interwiki table
- 15:18, 24 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs added prefix "microbewiki" (https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/$1) (trans: 0; local: 0) to the interwiki table
- 15:15, 24 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs added prefix "physio-pedia" (https://www.physio-pedia.com/$1) (trans: 0; local: 0) to the interwiki table
- 09:32, 24 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Clofazimine (Created page with "== Background == * Antibiotic * Indicated for leprosy and non-tuberculous mycobacteria * Has never been studied in an RCT * Mechanism of action is postulated to be redox cycling and memrane destabilization and dysfunction == Safety == === Adverse Effects === * Skin darkening: exposure-related, onset is gradual. Not permanent, will slowly resolve after stopping the drug. * Dry skin and generalized pruritus * QT prolongation and possibly torsades de pointes...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:35, 23 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Leukoerythroblastic reaction (Created page with "== Background == * A finding on peripheral blood film that is characterized by the presence of immature erythroid cells and myeloid precursors (metamyelocytes, myelocytes, promyelocytes, myeloblasts, and blasts) as well as, exclusively in myelofibrotic disorders, teardrop cells in the peripheral blood == Etiologies == * Malignancy (60%) ** Solid organ (40%) ** Hematologic (20%) * Benign (40%) ** Hemolysis ** Myeloproliferative disease ** Infection ** Hemor...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:52, 16 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Neutropenia (Created page with "== Etiologies == === Congenital === * Constitutional neutropenia: mild (ANC>1000), chronic * Benign ethnic neutropenia: mild (ANC>1000), chronic, usually in patients with Mediterranean or African ancestry * Benign familial neutropenia: same as above, but hereditary and not associated with a specific ethnicity * Cyclic neutropenia: hereditary, with severe neutropenia on a 21-day cycle since childhood * Others: severe congenital neutropenia, Schwachman-Diamond sy...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:05, 16 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Drug-induced neutropenia (Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" !Class !Drug !Frequency reported !Nature of reaction |- | rowspan="7" |Antibiotics |Semisynthetic penicillins (amoxicillin, ampicillin) |Moderate |Both |- |Cephalosporins |Moderate |Both |- |Vancomycin |High |Both |- |Macrolides |Low |Neutropenia |- |TMP-SMX |High |Agranulocytosis |- |Dapsone |High |Agranulocytosis |- |Chloramphenicol |High |Agranulocytosis |- | rowspan="2" |Antifungals |Amphotericin |Low |Neutropenia |- |Flucytosine |...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:59, 16 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cyclic neutropenia (Created page with "== Background == * Rare congenital disease * Autosomal dominant from mutations in ''ELANE'' gene == Clinical Manifestations == * Cycles of severe neutropenia approximately every 21 days (range 2 to 5 weeks) * Duration of neutropenia varies by patient but is consistent for each patient * Usually mild syndrome, though some can develop aphthous ulcers during the nadir Category:Hematology") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:26, 11 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Ochrobactrum (Created page with "==Background== *Genus of Stain::Gram-negative bacilli ==Further Reading== * The Genus ''Ochrobactrum'' as Major Opportunistic Pathogens. Microorganisms. 2020 Nov 16;8(11):1797. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8111797. PMID: 33207839; PMCID: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696743/ PMC7696743].")
- 10:03, 9 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Pazopanib (Created page with "* Tyrosine kinase inhibitor * Indicated for renal cell carcinoma and soft tissue sarcoma Category:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:02, 9 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Votrient (Redirected page to Pazopanib) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:00, 9 August 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Suprax (Redirected page to Cefixime) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:23, 28 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Parvimonas micra (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Parvimonas micra''}} == Background == * Stain::Gram-positive Cellular respiration::anaerobic Shape::coccus * Commensal member of the gut microbiota, occasionally urogenital tract and skin == Clinical Manifestations == * Chronic apical periodontitis * Bacteremia<ref>Watanabe, T., Hara, Y., Yoshimi, Y. ''et al.'' Clinical characteristics of bloodstream infection by ''Parvimonas micra'': retrospective case series and literature review. '...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:54, 27 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens''}} * Spiral Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus * GI flora of cats and dogs * Rare cases of bacteremia and diarrhea in humans, usually immunocompromised * Likely susceptible to beta lactams, can be resistant to metronidazole ** Beta lactam/beta lactamase combination is most reliable ** Ceftriaxone likely also reliable == Further Reading == * Bloodstream infection with Anaerobiospirillum succinici...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:36, 26 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page RVD (Created page with "* Combination of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone * Indicated for multiple myeloma")
- 09:49, 25 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page SSTI (Redirected page to Skin and soft tissue infection) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 09:46, 25 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Keytruda (Redirected page to Pembrolizumab) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 12:52, 24 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs deleted page Micrococcus species (content was: "#REDIRECT Micrococcus", and the only contributor was "Aidan" (talk))
- 08:04, 23 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Borrelia miyamotoi (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Borrelia miyamotoi''}} == Background == * Tick-borne infection * Transmitted by hard-body ticks, including Vector::Ixodes scapularis (in northeastern and nortcentral North America), Vector::Ixodes pacificus (in northwestern North America), Vector::Ixodes ricinus (in Europe), Vector::Ixodes persulcatus (in Europe and Asia), and Vector::Ixodes ovatus, Vector::Ixodes nipponensis, and Vector::Ixodes pavoloskyi (in Asia) * Presen...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:13, 20 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Property:Cellular respiration (Created page with "Has type::text Allows value::aerobic Allows value::anaerobic Allows value::facultatively anaerobic")
- 10:11, 20 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Anaerobic (Redirected page to Anaerobes) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 09:53, 19 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Spontaneous gram-negative meningitis (Created page with "== Background == === Microbiology === * Most commonly caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter * Also Citrobacter, Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter, and Proteus mirabilis === Risk Factosr === * Diabetes mellitus * Cirrhosis * End-stage renal disease * Substance abuse, including alcohol use disorder * Cancer Category:CNS infections") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:48, 19 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Gram-negative meningitis (Created page with "== Background == * Any bacterial meningitis involving gram-negative bacilli * Essentially three forms: ** Neonatal meningitis ** Healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis ** Spontaneous gram-negative meningitis Category:CNS infections") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:31, 18 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Atopobium rimae (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Atopobium rimae''}} * Stain::Gram-positive anaerobic Shape::bacillus * Previously known as Lactobacillus rimae * Most closely associated with odontogenic infections Category:Gram-positive bacilli Category:Anaerobes") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:50, 18 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Infections associated with fish (Created page with "== Soft Tissue Infections == {| class="wikitable" !Organism !Micro !Distribution !Other Notes |- |Aeromonas |Gram-negative bacillus |Worldwide in warm fresh and brackish water |Often following alligator, fish, snake, or freshwater leech bites. Can also cause hemorrhagic diarrhea |- |Chromobacterium violaceum |Gram-negative bacillus with violet colonies |Soil and water in tropical and subtropical regions |Usually following laceration or bite with exposure to brack...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:13, 17 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Nivolumab (Created page with "* Immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting PD-1 * Indicated for melanoma, NSCLC, SCLC, RCC, Hodgkin lymphoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma * Not particularly immunosuppressive * May increase risk of routine bacterial infections (including C. difficile), fungal infections (aspergillosis, pneumocystis, candidemia), viral infections (V...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:02, 13 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Clubbing (Created page with "== Background == * Clinical exam finding of fingers and toes characterized in an increase in the mass of the distal fingertip and increase in the longitudinal and transverse nail plate curvature == Physical Examination == * Assess the thickness of the distal fingertip * Lovibond angle is over 180 degrees, compared to 160 degrees in normal nails * Schamroth sign == Etiologies == * Acquired, usually starting with thumb and index fingers ** Lung cancer, IPF, ...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:20, 12 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (Created page with "== Background == * Mutation in NLRP3 gene * One of the periodic fever syndrome == Clinical Manifestations == * Three different clinical manifestations: ** Familial cold-associated syndrome (FCAS) *** Episodes of fever, rashes, arthralgias, usually triggered by exposure to cold ** Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) *** Episodes of fever, but with migrating urticaria-like lesions, ocular abnormalities, and progressive sensorineural deafness, and possibly amyloidosi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:12, 12 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenopathy syndrome (Created page with "== Background == * A cause of periodic fever syndrome that occurs mainly in young children * Rare in adults, though case reports exist == Clinical Manifestations == * Fever lasting 3 to 5 days, up to 40.5 degrees Celsius * Erythematous or exudative pharyngitis (90% of patients) * Cervical lymphadenopathy (75%) * Oral aphthosis (50%) * Possibly also headache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, chills, malaise, myalgia, and arthralgia == Diagnostic Criteria == * Re...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:09, 12 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page PFAPA (Redirected page to Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenopathy syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:50, 12 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Vagococcus fluvialis (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Vagococcus fluvialis''}} == Background == * Stain::Gram-positive Shape::coccus related to Enterococcus * Found in fish or animals, such as pigs, cattle, cats, and horses == Clinical Manifestations == * Skin and soft tissue infection, odontogenic infection, peritonitis, meningitis, bacteremia, and infective endocarditis == Management == * The ideal empiric treatment is unknown * May be susceptible to ampicillin, ceftraixone, TM...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:45, 11 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Schaalia (Created page with "* Genus of aerobic Stain::Gram-positive Shape::bacillus * Straight to slightly curved, may show branching * Previously included within the genus Actinomyces * Type species is Schaalia odontolytica, often referred to as Actinomyces odontolytica * Other species include Schaalia canis, Schaalia cardiffensis, Schaalia funkei, Schaalia georgiae, Schaalia hyovaginalis, Schaalia meyeri, Schaalia naturae, Schaalia radingae, S...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:38, 11 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Actinomyces neuii (Created page with "== Background == {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Actinomyces neuii''}} * Stain::Gram-positive Shape::bacillus in the genus Genus::Actinomyces * Rare cause of disease in humans == Further Reading == * Infections Caused by Actinomyces neuii: A Case Series and Review of an Unusual Bacterium. ''Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol''. 2016;2016:6017605. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6017605 10.1155/2016/6017605]. ** Review of 6 cases in Alberta from 2013-2014. Category:Gram...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:53, 8 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Tick bite prevention (Created page with "* Use DEET-containing topical '''insect repellent''' * Permethrin-treated clothing, shoes, and other gear * Routine '''tick checks''', ensuring examination around the ears, on the scalp, inside the belly button, in the armpits, around the waist, between the legs, and on the back of the knees * '''Bathing''' within 2 hours of coming indoors allows you to wash off ticks that haven't yet attached and also gives the opportunity for a tick check * Put dry clothes in the d...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:38, 8 July 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Tick removal (Created page with "* '''Step 1:''' Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin surface as possible. * '''Step 2:''' Pull up with steady, even pressure. Do not twist or jerk the tick. * '''Step 3:''' Clean the affected area with rubbing alcohol or soap and water. * DO NOT: ** Cover the tick with petroleum jelly, nail polish, soap, or other substances ** Burn the tick ** Squish the tick * If mouthparts are left behind, leave them alone; they will fall out on their own wit...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:20, 22 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cutaneous spindle cell neoplasm (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Differential diagnosis by architectural pattern !Pattern !Neosplasms |- |Fascicular pattern |Intradermal nodular fasciitis Acral fibromyxoma Pilar leiomyoma Leiomyosarcoma Angiosarcoma Atypical fibroxanthoma |- |Storiform/whorled pattern |Fibrous histiocytoma (dermatofibroma) Soft tissue perineurioma Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |- |Lobulated/plexiform pattern |Dermal nerve sheath myxoma Cellular neurothekeoma Plexiform schwannoma |- |Biphasic p...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:39, 21 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page PNH (Created page with "#REDIRECT [Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria] Category:Hematology")
- 13:04, 21 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (Created page with "==Background== * A periodic fever syndrome caused by autoimmunity * Autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance * Rare, described in all ethnic groups * Usually presents in childhood, though 10% of cases are in those over age 30 years ==Clinical Manifestations== * Fever over 38 degrees over months to years in the absence of infection * Typically occur every five to six weeks, and last five days to 2 weeks or longer * Also: ** Myalgias and limb pain, sometimes migr...")
- 13:30, 20 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Clavulin (Redirected page to Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:03, 20 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page CFPE (Redirected page to Cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:36, 20 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Non-typhoidal Salmonella vascular infection score (Created page with "== Background == * Somewhere around 20% of patients who have bacteremia with non-typhoidal Salmonella have endovascular infection == Clinical Criteria == {| class="wikitable" !Criterion !Score |- |Hypertension | +1 |- |Male sex | +1 |- |Serogroup C1 | +1 |- |Coronary artery disease | +1 |- |Malignancy | -1 |- |Immunosuppressive therapy | -1 |} == Interpretation == {| class="wikitable" !Score !Risk of Endovascular Infection !Interpretation |- |≤0 |2% | rowspan="2...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:30, 20 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page NTSVI score (Redirected page to Non-typhoidal Salmonella vascular infection score) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 14:03, 19 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page File:Gastrointestinal flora.jpg
- 14:03, 19 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs uploaded File:Gastrointestinal flora.jpg
- 16:01, 13 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cat scratch disease (Redirected page to Bartonella henselae) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:29, 13 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Hepatic tuberculosis (Created page with "== Background == * Infection of the liver by Mycobacterium tuberculosis == Clinical Manifestations == * Most commonly presents with hepatomegaly and fever * Also respiratory symptoms, abdominal pain, and weight loss are common * Elevated ALP and GGT == Diagnosis == * Poor sensitivity of liver biopsy showing AFB and growing tuberculosis, but PCR often positive * Histology usually shows caseating granuloma == Management == * As per other forms of Mycobacterium...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:17, 13 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Peptoniphilus (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Peptoniphilus''}} == Background == * Genus of anaerobic Stain::Gram-positive cocci * Previously grouped into the genus Peptostreptococcus == Clinical Manifestations == * Bacteremia * May be associated with pneumonia, pre-term delivery, skin and soft tissue infection, intraabdominal infection, or urinary tract infection<ref name=":0">Brown K, Church D, Lynch T, Gregson D. Bloodstream infections due to Peptonip...") Tag: Visual edit
- 18:09, 8 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page HHT (Redirected page to Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) Tag: New redirect
- 13:17, 7 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page GCS (Created page with "* Group C Streptococcus * Glasgow Coma Scale Category:Disambiguation pages Category:Abbreviations") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:29, 6 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Tree-in-bud nodularity (Created page with "== Background == * CT chest finding * Pattern may be related to distal airways (more common) or distal pulmonary vasculature == Etiologies == * Infection: mycobacterial (predominately TB but also NTM), bacterial (particularly Staphylococcus aureus), viral (particularly CMV), fungal (invasive aspergillosis) * Congenital: cystic fibrosis and Kartagener syndrome * Idiopathic: bronchiolitis obliterans, diffuse panbronchiolitis * Aspiration * ...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:12, 6 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Acinetobacter lwoffii (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Acinetobacter lwoffii''}} == Background == * Nonfermentative Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus within the genus Genus::Acinetobacter * Formerly ''Acinetobacter calcoaceticus'' var. ''lwoffii'' and ''Mima polymorpha'' * Normal flora of human skin, oropharynx, and perineum == Clinical Manifestations == * Occasionally causes opportunistic infections == Management == * Susceptibilities are generally similar to Acinetobacter baumannii c...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:48, 5 June 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Klebsiella variicola (Created page with "==Background== * Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus within the genus Genus::Klebsiella * Closely related to Klebsiella pneumoniae ==Management== * As with other Klebsiella species, it is intrinsically resistant to ampicillin * Generally susceptible to other antibiotics, though can acquire resistance genes {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Klebsiella variicola''}} Category:Gram-negative bacilli")
- 10:18, 19 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Granulomatous lung disease (Created page with "== Etiologies == * See also Granulomatous disease * Infections ** Mycobacteria: tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria ** Fungi: Cryptococcus, Coccidioides, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Aspergillus ** Aspiration pneumonia ** Other: syphilis, Hansen disease, tumaremia, cat scratch disease, parasites, Whipple disease * Non-infectious ** Inflammatory: sarcoidosis, necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis, bron...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:23, 18 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Lytic bone lesion (Created page with "== Etiologies == * Fibrous dysplasia * Eosinophilic granuloma, a form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis * Enchondroma * Giant cell tumour * Non-ossifying fibroma * Osteoblastoma * Aneurysmal bone cyst * Solitary bone cyst, typically well-defined and central, typically in proximal humerus and femur, and in patients less than 30 years * Hyperparathyroidism (Brown tumour) * Infection * Chondroblastoma or chondromyxoid fibroma, cartilagenous tumours of the ep...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:22, 18 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (Created page with "==Dosing== * Oral: 500 mg/125 mg p.o. three times daily, or 875 mg/125 mg p.o. twice daily * Intravenous: 1 g IV every 8 hours, or 2 g IV every 8 to 12 hours Category:β-lactams")
- 15:50, 17 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Suppressive antimicrobial therapy (Redirected page to Indefinite antimicrobial therapy) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:50, 17 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Indefinite antimicrobial therapy (Created page with "* Includes suppressive and prophylactic therapy, as well as use for treatment of non-infectious diseases (e.g. acne and reactive airways) {| class="wikitable" !Indication !Antimicrobial !Alternative |- ! colspan="3" |Prophylaxis |- |PJP prophylaxis following transplantation |TMP-SMX SS or DS daily or thrice weekly |Dapsone 50-100 mg p.o. daily Atovaquone 1500 mg p.o. daily Pentamidine 300 mg inhaled every 3-4 weeks Clindamycin 300 mg p.o. daily plus pyrimethamine 15 mg...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:34, 17 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Mediastinal mass (Created page with "== Etiologies == === Anterior Mediastinal Mass === * Thymic lesion, including thymoma, thymic carcinoma, thymic carcinoid, and thymic cyst * Lymphoma, particularly Hodgkin disease, mediastinal large cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and lymphoblastic non-Hodgkin lymphoma * Teratoma or dermoid cyst * Germ cell tumour, including seminoma and non-seminomatous tumour (yolk sac tumour, embryonal carcinoma, and choriocarcino...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:02, 17 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Langerhans cell histiocytosis (Created page with "== Background == * Rare inflammatory or neoplastic process that can effect a number of organs, characterized by the granulomatous inflammation involving Langerhans cells (denfritic antigen-presenting cells) * Most common under 15 years of age, but can present at any age == Clinical Manifestations == * Rash is most common feature, with general appearance similar to seborrheic dermatitis or atopic dermatitis (in children) ** Scaly papules, nodules, plaques ** Ma...") Tag: Visual edit
- 16:22, 15 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Veillonella (Created page with "* Nonfermentative, nonmotile, anaerobic Stain::Gram-negative Shape::coccus * Normal oral, respiratory, intestinal, and vaginal flora * Veillonella parvula is most common clinically relevant species Category:Gram-negative cocci") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:05, 9 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Haemophilus haemolyticus (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Haemophilus haemolyticus''}} == Background == * Species of Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus within the genus Genus::Haemophilus and the Haemophilus influenzae group * Essentially a non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae Category:Gram-negative bacilli") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:47, 9 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Syndrome of inappropriate ADH (Created page with "== Background == === Etiologies === * CNS: stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, infection, trauma, and psychosis * Malignancy: ectopic ADH production by small cell carcinoma or, even more rarely, with other lung cancers, head-and-neck cancer, olfactory neuroblastoma, and extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma * Medications: chlorpropamide, carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, high-dose cyclophosphamide, SSRIs ** Others: vincristine, [[cinblastine]...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:38, 8 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Brevundimonas (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Brevundimonas''}} * Genus of afermentative Stain::gram-negative Shape::bacillus == Further Reading == * ''Brevundimonas'' spp: Emerging global opportunistic pathogens. ''Virulence''. 2018 Jan 1;9(1):480-493. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2017.1419116 10.1080/21505594.2017.1419116]. PMID: 29484917; PMCID: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955483/ PMC5955483]. Category:Gram-negative bacilli") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:36, 8 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page CD markers (Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" !CD !Specific Cells Identified |- |CD1 |T cells (all) |- |CD3 |T cells (mature) |- |CD4 |T cells (helper) |- |CD8 |T cells (cytotoxic) |- |CD10 |B cells (developing) |- |CD13 |granulocytes and monocytes |- |CD14 |monocytes |- |CD15 |granulocytes |- |CD16 |NK cells |- |CD19 |B cells (developing and mature) |- |CD20 |B cells (developing and mature) |- |CD21 |B cells (mature) |- |CD23 |B cells (mature) |- |CD33 |myeloid precursors and monocytes...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:50, 7 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Potassium phosphate (Created page with "* 15 mmol IV over 2 hours Category:Medications") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:26, 6 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page SIADH (Redirected page to Syndrome of inappropriate ADH) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 13:30, 5 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Antistreptolysin O (Created page with "* Detects prior infection with or exposure to Streptococcus pyogenes *Used most often for diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever, and far less useful for streptococcal pharyngitis and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis *Starts increasing around 1 week after infection, peaking at 3 to 6 weeks, then decreasing thereafter **Rate of decrease is not related to clinical course *False negatives: **Sample collected during latency period **Sample collected late in...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:27, 5 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page ASOT (Redirected page to Antistreptolysin O) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 09:37, 4 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Streptococcus bovis to Streptococcus bovis group
- 12:26, 2 May 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Acetazolamide (Created page with "== Safety == === Adverse Effects === * Diarrhea, dysgeusia, fatigue, nausea, parasthesia, tinnitus, vomiting, depression and rarely renal stones Category:Medications") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:30, 30 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page IIH (Redirected page to Idiopathic intracranial hypertension) Tag: New redirect
- 14:46, 29 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page GGS (Redirected page to Group G Streptococcus) Tag: New redirect
- 13:34, 29 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Acute toxic leukoencephalopathy (Created page with "== Background == === Etiologies === * Chemotherapy * Heroin * Opioid use * Immunsuppression * Imidazole * Crack cocaine use * Environmental (carbon monoxide) * Ethanol * Splenial lesions from antiseizure, chemotherapeutic, or immunosuppressive medications == Differential Diagnosis == * Anoxic-ischemic brain injury * Alcohol use disorder, including associated with cirrhosis and Wernicke encephalopathy * Chronic toluene use (glue sniffing) Category:Neuro...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:40, 29 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Quinine (Created page with "== Background == * The main indication is for treatment of malaria * Used off-label (and possibly dangerously and ineffectively) as a treatment for nocturnal leg cramps == Safety == === Adverse Effects === * '''Cinchonism''': tinnitus, high-tone hearing loss, photophobia and other visual disturbances, dysphoria, headache, nausea, vomiting, sweating, dizziness and postural hypotension * Hypoglycemia, from pancreatic β cell stimulation * Hypotension, usually from...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:59, 20 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy (Created page with "== Background == * A thrombotic microangiopathy caused by exposure to certain medications * May present with a TTP- or HUS-like syndrome * Variable and unceratain pathophysiology; likely some immune-mediated and some directly toxic * Associations that are probably true include: bevacizumab, cocaine, '''cyclosporine''', docetaxel, everolimus, gemcitabine, interferon α, interferon β, interferon polycarboxylate...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:53, 20 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Secondary hemolytic-uremic syndrome (Created page with " ==Background== *One of the thrombotic microangiopathies *Different pathophysiology and treatment from typical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (after STEC diarrhea) and atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (though often grouped with aHUS) *Associated with autoimmune diseases, transplantation, malignancy, infection, cytotoxic mediation, or pregnancy **Most common associations are with Streptococcus pneumoniae an...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:30, 20 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Atypical HUS (Redirected page to Atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 15:16, 14 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page CSF pleocytosis (Created page with "* Elevated white cell count in the CSF can be seen in a number of infectious and non-infectious processes {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Baunbæk Egelund G, Ertner G, Langholz Kristensen K, Vestergaard Jensen A, Benfield TL, Brandt CT. Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in infectious and noninfectious central nervous system disease: A retrospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 May;96(18):e6686. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000006686 10.1097/MD.00000...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:53, 12 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cardiac metastases (Created page with "== Background == * Malignancies in the heart are much more commonly metastatic rather than primary * Sites of metastasis include: ** Pericardium (most common, 65% of cardiac metastases) ** Epicardial (30%) ** Myocardial (30%) ** Endocardial and intracavitary (rare, 3-5%) == Clinical Manifestations == {| class="wikitable" !Site of Metastasis !Manifestations |- |Pericardial | * Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade * Pericardial adhesions and...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:44, 11 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Vector-borne infections (Created page with "{| class="wikitable" !Vector !Genus !Disease |- | rowspan="10" |Mosquito | rowspan="5" |Aedes |Chikungunya |- |Dengue |- |Lymphatic filariasis |- |Rift Valley fever |- |Zika |- | rowspan="2" |Anopheles |Lymphatic filariasis |- |Malaria |- | rowspan="3" |Culex |Japanese encephalitis |- |Lymphatic filariasis |- |West Nile virus |- |Aquatic snails | |Schistosomiasis |- |Blackflies | |Onchocerciasis |- | rowspan="2"...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:04, 10 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Rinvoq (Redirected page to Upadacitinib) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 22:17, 1 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cabotegravir/rilpivirine (Created page with "* Long-acting injectable medication used to treat HIV * Studied after viral suppression with oral CAB/RPV, but this is not likely to be necessary * Dosing ** 600 mg/900 mg IM on week 1 followed by 400 mg/600 mg every 4 weeks ** 600 mg/900 mg IM every 4 weeks for 2 doses followed by every 8 weeks ** Can be given ±1 week of target date ** If they are going to miss a dose, they should get bridge oral dosing (preference for oral CAB/RPV, but can be anything) * Injectio...") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:08, 1 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cabenuva (Redirected page to Cabotegravir/rilpivirine) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 22:07, 1 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Dolutegravir/lamivudine (Created page with "* Contraindicated in viral load >500,000 and HBV coinfection Category:Medications Category:HIV") Tag: Visual edit
- 22:03, 1 April 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Dovato (Redirected page to Dolutegravir/lamivudine) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 22:39, 29 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Program evaluation (Created page with "== Ten Steps == * Clarify what is to be evaluated: you need a clearly-defined goal or goals, population, strategies, activities, outputs, and outcomes * Engage stakeholders, to build support * Assess resources and evaluability ** Is it clear why you are doing an evaluation? ** Will it be useful? ** Is there buy-in from leadership? ** Are adequate resources available? ** Is the timing right? * Determine your evaluation questions, involving as many stakeholders as possibl...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:15, 23 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Coalescent mastoiditis (Created page with "* A form of mastoiditis characterized by the destruction of the bony septae that separate mastoid air cells * May be complicated by formation of abscesses and invasion of nearby structures") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:41, 16 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Drain management (Created page with "* Post-surgical JP drains can be removed when they have <10 mL/day for 3 consecutive days Category:General Surgery") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:55, 16 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Hiccups (Created page with "== Etiologies == * CNS ** '''Stroke''', cerebral AVM, temporal arteritis ** '''Encephalitis''', meningitis, brain abscess, neurosyphilis ** Head trauma, intracranial neoplasm, brainstem neoplasm, syringomyelia, hydrocephalus ** Multiple sclerosis * Vagus or phrenic nerve ** '''Goiter''' ** '''Pharyngitis''' ** Laryngitis, hair or foreign-body irritation of tympanic membrane, neck cyst, or other tumor * Gastrointestinal: gastric distention...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:46, 16 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs moved page Animal bites to Animal bite without leaving a redirect
- 11:04, 16 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Prevotella (Created page with "== Background == === Microbiology === * Genus of non-motile anaerobic Stain::Gram-negative Shape::bacillus or Shape::coccobacillus * Previously grouped into Bacteroides Category:Gram-negative bacilli Category:Anaerobes") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:46, 12 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Headache (Created page with "== Red Flags == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! !Red Flag !Clinical Features !Etiologies to Exclude |- |S |Systemic signs, symptoms, or disease |fever, weight loss, HIV, immunosuppression, malignancy, pregnancy, or postpartum |metastatic disease, CNS infection, CVST, RCVS, IIH |- |N |Neurologic signs or symptoms |neurologic deficits or atypical or prolonged neurologic symptoms, or both |neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, or vascular CNS disease |- |O |Onset (lat...") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:08, 9 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Cat-scratch disease (Redirected page to Bartonella henselae) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 10:45, 9 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Corynebacterium amycolatum (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Corynebacterium amycolatum''}} == Background == * Gram-positive bacilli within the genus Genus::Corynebacterium * Rare cause of opportunistic infections == Management == * In one small, old study, most reliably susceptible to vancomycin, linezolid, and quinupristin-dalfopristin; occasionally susceptible to penicillins and cephalosporins<ref>Zalas P, Mikucka A, Gospodarek E. Wrazliwość Corynebacterium amycolatum na antybiotyk...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:05, 9 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Left shift (Created page with "* Normal peripheral blood has segmented neutrophils * A left shift is an increase in immature granulocytes, such as band cells and metamyelocytes * Most common cause is infection Category:Hematology Category:Diagnostics") Tag: Visual edit
- 17:56, 8 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Entyvio (Redirected page to Vedolizumab) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 11:35, 7 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page TOA (Redirected page to Tubo-ovarian abscess) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 18:08, 3 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Addison disease (Redirected page to Primary adrenal insufficiency) Tag: New redirect
- 11:28, 3 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Mollicutes (Created page with "== Background == * Previously called mycoplasmas * Class of bacteria which have an unusually low G+C content (24-33%) and which lack a cell wall * Contains genera of medical importance: ** Mycoplasma ** Ureaplasma Category:Bacteria") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:51, 3 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Endometritis (Created page with "* See also postpartum endometritis Category:Obstetrical infections") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:23, 1 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Poxviridae (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Poxviridae''}} * Family of double-stranded DNA viruses * Includes the following genera: ** Orthopoxvirus, including vaccinia, variola, mpox, cowpox ** Parapoxvirus, including Orf, paravaccinia ** Molluscipoxvirus, including Molluscum contagiosum ** Yatapoxvirus, including Tanapox and Yaba monkey tumor virus Category:DNA viruses") Tag: Visual edit
- 07:20, 1 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Poxviruses (Redirected page to Poxviridae) Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 07:16, 1 March 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Polyneuropathy (Created page with "== Background == * Fairly common neurologic condition * Categorized as sensory (large or small fibre), motor, or autonomic * Distal symmetric polyneuropathy is the most common subtype * Mimics of polyneuropathy include cervical myelopathy == Clinical Manifestations == * Large fibre sensory dysfunction can cause loss of proprioception and gait impairment * Small fibre sensory dysfunction can cause pain, hyperesthesia, or allodynia ** Can also cause areas of redness...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:25, 24 February 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Filgrastim (Created page with "* Form of GCSF often used in febrile neutropenia * After stopping, return to pretreatment levels within about 1 week")
- 12:55, 24 February 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Complement deficiency (Created page with "== Background == * Group of primary or acquired immunodeficiencies affecting the complement system within the innate humoural immune system * Usually autosomal recessive genetic diseases * Commonly defined as early (C1-C4) or late (C5-C9) == Clinical Manifestations == {| class="wikitable" !Deficiency ! |- |Early (C1, C2, and C4) |Encapsulated bacterial infections like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b. Higher risk...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:22, 21 February 2023 Aidan talk contribs created page Intrahepatic cholestasis (Redirected page to Elevated cholestatic liver enzymes) Tags: New redirect Visual edit