Chapter 1. Diagnosing infectious disease
- Diagnosing infectious disease intro
- Taking a complete history
- Performing a world-class physical exam
- Interpreting blood test results
- Deciphering culture results
- BONUS INTERVIEW: John's paragraph-approach for history taking.
- Diagnosing infectious disease quiz
Chapter 2. Respiratory infections
- Respiratory infections intro
- Overcoming the common cold
- Handling pharyngitis
- Diagnosing upper respiratory infections
- Coping with bronchitis
- Determining where to treat community-acquired pneumonia
- Managing community-acquired pneumonia
- Treating hospital-acquired pneumonia
- BONUS INTERVIEW: A bad case of bilateral pneumonia.
- Respiratory infections quiz
Chapter 3. Gastointestinal tract and abdominal infections
- Gastointestinal tract and abdominal infections intro
- Differentiating intraabdominal infections
- Recognizing appendicitis and diverticulitis
- Managing cholecystitis and colitis
- Handling food poisoning
- Coping with diarrhea
- BONUS INTERVIEW: A septic patient with cirrhosis. Always be open to new information.
- Gastointestinal tract and abdominal infections quiz
Chapter 4. Urogenital infections
- Urogenital infections intro
- Resolving urinary tract infections
- Diagnosing urethritis and pelvic inflammatory disease
- Discerning primary and secondary syphilis
- Treating tertiary and latent syphilis
- BONUS INTERVIEW: The importance of a thorough exam.
- Urogenital infections quiz
Chapter 5. Bone, joint, and skin infections
- Bone, joint, and skin infections intro
- Treating osteomyelitis
- Conquering septic arthritis
- Recognizing common skin and soft tissue infections
- Controlling life-threatening skin and soft tissue infections
- BONUS INTERVIEW: If you're open to it, sometimes patients can do more for the doctor than the other way around.
- Bone, joint, and skin infections quiz
Chapter 6: Central nervous system infections
- Central nervous system infections intro
- Identifying acute meningitis
- Managing chronic meningitis
- Eliminating encephalitis
- Central nervous system infections quiz
Chapter 7: Life-threatening systemic infections
- Life-threatening systemic infections intro
- Recognizing sepsis
- Defeating infective endocarditis
- Spotting Lyme disease
- Characterizing primary and post-primary tuberculosis
- Evaluating latent tuberculosis
- Managing active tuberculosis
- Handling multidrug-resistant bacterial infections
- BONUS INTERVIEW: A patient with back pain.
- Life-threatening systemic infections quiz
- Infectious disease essentials outro
