Infectious Disease80 Videos
What is Streptococcal Pharyngitis. – Strep Throat Made Astoundingly Simple
INTRODUCTION Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common conditions encountered in outpatient clinical practice. Most cases of acute pharyngitis are caused by respiratory viruses and are self-limited. However, symptoms of viral pharyngitis broadly overlap with pharyngitis caused by important treatable causes, such as group A Streptococcus (GAS). Using a systematic approach to diagnosis can help reduce […]
Myocarditis & Pericarditis (Myopericarditis Explained)
Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of myocarditis in adults ●When to suspect myocarditis Myocarditis should be suspected in patients with or without cardiac signs and symptoms. who present with a rise in cardiac biomarker levels, change in electrocardiogram (ECG) suggestive of acute myocardial injury, arrhythmia, or abnormalities of ventricular systolic function, particularly if these clinical findings […]
Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Clinical manifestations and treatment Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a widely disseminated herpesvirus that is spread by close contact between susceptible persons and asymptomatic EBV shedders. EBV is the primary agent of infectious mononucleosis (IM) and is associated with the development of B cell lymphoma, T cell lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. ●Subclinical infection − […]
