The document discusses various types of parasites including cestodes (tapeworms), trematodes (flukes), and nematodes (roundworms). It provides details on the lifecycles, transmission, clinical effects, and diagnosis of several medically important species within each group, such as Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Schistosoma (blood flukes), Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm), and Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm). The document separates parasites by location in the body and includes diagrams to illustrate parasite lifecycles and stages of infection.
Clinically important cestodes pathogenic to man are:
Tenia solium (pork tapeworm), T. saginata (beef tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium lattum (fish or broad tapeworm), Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm) and Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis (hydatid).
Clinically important cestodes pathogenic to man are:
Tenia solium (pork tapeworm), T. saginata (beef tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium lattum (fish or broad tapeworm), Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm) and Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis (hydatid).
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
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Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
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2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
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Testicular torsion refers to twisting of the spermatic cord, causing ischaemia of the testicle.
Testicular torsion results from inadequate fixation of the testis to the tunica vaginalis producing ischemia from reduced arterial inflow and venous outflow obstruction.
The prevalence of testicular torsion in adult patients hospitalized with acute scrotal pain is approximately 25 to 50 percent
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2. Cestodes
Platyhelminthes (platy means flat; helminth means worm) are
divided into two classes: Cestoda (tapeworms) and Trematoda
(flukes).
Tapeworms consist of two main parts: a rounded head called a
scolex and a flat body consisting of multiple segments. Each
segment is called a proglottid.
The scolex has specialized means of attaching to the intestinal
wall, namely, suckers, hooks, or sucking grooves.
The worm grows by adding new proglottids from its germinal
center next to the scolex.
The oldest proglottids at the distal end are gravid and produce
many eggs, which are excreted in the feces and transmitted to
various intermediate hosts such as cattle, pigs, and fish.
5. Tapeworms (Cestodes)
There are two important human pathogens in the
genus Taenia:
T. solium (the pork tapeworm)
T. saginata (the beef tapeworm)
6. Taenia saginata
Disease
T. saginata causes taeniasis. T. saginata larvae do not cause
cysticercosis.
Important Properties
T. saginata has a scolex with four suckers but, in contrast to T.
solium, no hooklets. Its gravid proglottids have 15 to 25 primary
uterine branches, in contrast to T. solium proglottids, which have
5 to 10
The eggs are morphologically indistinguishable from those of T.
solium.
Humans are the definitive hosts and cattles are the intermediate
hosts
Unlike T. solium, T. saginata does not cause cysticercosis in
humans
7. Taenia saginata
Pathogenesis & Epidemiology
Little damage results from the presence of the adult worm
in the small intestine. The epidemiology of taeniasis
caused by T. saginata is related to the access of cattle to
human feces and to the consumption of raw or
undercooked beef
Clinical Findings
Most patients with adult tapeworms are asymptomatic, but
malaise and mild cramps can occur. In some, proglottids
appear in the stools and may even protrude from the anus
Laboratory Diagnosis
Identification of T. saginata consists of finding gravid
proglottids with 15 to 20 uterine branches in the stools
Eggs are found in the stools less often than are the
proglottids
8. Diphyllobothrium
Disease: Diphyllobothriasis
Important Properties:
The scolex of D. latum has two elongated sucking grooves
with no hooks by which the worm attaches to the intestinal
wall.
D. latum eggs are oval and have a lid like opening at one end.
D. latum is the longest of the tapeworm measuring upto 13m.
Human ingest undercooked fish containing sparaganum
larvae. Larvae attach to gut wall and become adult and then
eggs are passed in the stool.
9. Diphyllobothrium
•Transmission: D. latum is transmitted by eating raw or
undercooked freshwater fish. Humans are definitive
hosts, coppodes are the first and fish are the second
intermediate hosts
•Pathogenesis: Infection by D. latum causes little
damage in the small intestine. In some individuals,
megaloblastic anemia occurs as a result of vitamin B12
deficiency caused by preferential uptake of the vitamin
by the worm.
•Clinical Findings: Most patients are asymptomatic, but
abdominal discomfort and diarrhea can occur.
10. Diphyllobothrium
Laboratory Diagnosis: Diagnosis depends on finding
the typical eggs (i.e., oval, yellow-brown eggs with an
operculum at one end, in the stools). There is no
serologic test.
Treatment: The treatment of choice is praziquantel.
Prevention: Prevention involves adequate cooking of
fish and proper disposal of human feces.
11. Trematodes
The most important trematodes are Schistosoma
species (blood flukes), Clonorchis sinensis (liver fluke),
and Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke).
Schistosomes have by far the greatest impact in terms
of the number of people infected, morbidity, and
mortality.
15. SCHISTOSOMA (Trematode)
Adult schistosomes exist as separate sexes but live
attached to each other
S. mansoni and S. japonicum adults live in the
mesenteric veins, whereas S. haematobium lives in
the veins draining the urinary bladder.
Schistosomes are therefore known as blood flukes
16. SCHISTOSOMA (Trematode)
Most patients are asymptomatic, but chronic infections may
become symptomatic
The acute stage, which begins shortly after cercarial penetration,
consists of itching and dermatitis followed 2 to 3 weeks later by
fever, chills, diarrhea, lymphadenopathy, and
hepatosplenomegaly
Eosinophilia is seen in response to the migrating larvae
This stage usually resolves spontaneously
The chronic stage can cause significant morbidity and mortality
In patients with S. mansoni or S. japonicum infection,
gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatomegaly, and massive
splenomegaly can develop
Patients infected with S. haematobium have hematuria as their
chief early complaint
Superimposed bacterial urinary tract infections occur frequently
17. Nematodes
Nematodes (also known as Nemathelminthes) are
round-worms with a cylindrical body and a complete
digestive tract, including a mouth and an anus. The
body is covered with a noncellular, highly resistant
coating called a cuticle. Nematodes have separate
sexes; the female is usually larger than the male. The
male typically has a coiled tail. The medically
important nematodes can be divided into two
categories according to their primary location in the
body, namely, intestinal and tissue nematodes.
22. Nematodes
The medically important nematodes can be divided into
two categories according to their primary location in the
body, namely, intestinal and tissue nematodes
The intestinal nematodes include Enterobius (pinworm),
Trichuris (whipworm), Ascaris (giant roundworm),
Necator and Ancylostoma (the two hookworms),
Strongyloides (small roundworm), and Trichinella
The important tissue nematodes are Wuchereria,
Onchocerca, Loa and Dracunculus.
23. ENTEROBIUS (Intestinal Nematode)
Disease: Enterobius vermicularis causes pinworm infection
Enterobiasis
Life cycle:
The life cycle is confined to humans
The infection is acquired by ingesting the worm eggs
The eggs hatch in the small intestine, where the larvae
differentiate into adults and migrate to the colon
The adult male and female worms live in the colon, where
mating occurs
At night, the female migrates from the anus and releases
thousands of fertilized eggs on the perianal skin and into the
environment
Within 6 hours, the eggs develop into embryonated eggs and
become infectious
Reinfection can occur if they are carried to the mouth by fingers
after scratching the itching skin
24. ENTEROBIUS (Intestinal Nematode)
Pathogenesis & Clinical Findings
Perianal pruritus is the most prominent symptom
Pruritus is thought to be an allergic reaction to the
presence of either the adult female or the eggs
Scratching predisposes to secondary bacterial infection
Laboratory Diagnosis
The eggs are recovered from perianal skin by using the
Scotch tape technique and can be observed
microscopically
Unlike those of other intestinal nematodes, these eggs are
not found in the stools
The small, whitish adult worms can be found in the stools
or near the anus of diapered children
25. TRICHURIS
Disease:
Trichuris trichiura causes whipworm infection trichuriasis
Life cycle:
Humans are infected by ingesting worm eggs in food or
water contaminated with human feces
The eggs hatch in the small intestine, where the larvae
differentiate into immature adults
These forms migrate to the colon, where they mature,
mate, and produce thousands of fertilized eggs daily, which
are passed in the feces
Eggs deposited in warm, moist soil form embryos
When the embryonated eggs are ingested, the cycle is
completed
26.
27. TRICHURIS
Pathogenesis & Clinical Findings
Although adult Trichuris worms burrow their hair like
anterior ends into the intestinal mucosa, they do not cause
significant anemia, unlike the hookworms
Trichuris may cause diarrhea, but most infections are
asymptomatic
Trichuris may also cause rectal prolapse in children with
heavy infection
Laboratory Diagnosis
Diagnosis is based on finding the typical eggs, i.e., barrel-
shaped (lemon-shaped) with a plug at each end, in the
stool
28. ASCARIS
Disease: Ascaris lumbricoides causes ascariasis
Life cycle:
Humans are infected by ingesting worm eggs in food or water
contaminated with human feces
The eggs hatch in the small intestine, and the larvae migrate through
the gut wall into the bloodstream and then to the lungs
They enter the alveoli, pass up the bronchi and trachea, and are
swallowed
Within the small intestine, they become adults
They live in the lumen, do not attach to the wall, and derive their
sustenance from ingested food
The adults are the largest intestinal nematodes, often growing to 25
cm or more
A. lumbricoides is known as the "giant roundworm." Thousands of eggs
are laid daily, are passed in the feces, and differentiate into
embryonated eggs in warm, moist soil
Ingestion of the embryonated eggs completes the cycle
29. ASCARIS
Pathogenesis & Clinical Findings:
The major damage occurs during larval migration rather than from the
presence of the adult worm in the intestine
The principal sites of tissue reaction are the lungs, where
inflammation with an eosinophilic exudate occurs in response to
larval antigens
Because the adults derive their nourishment from ingested food, a
heavy worm burden may contribute to malnutrition, especially in
children in developing countries
Most infections are asymptomatic
Ascaris pneumonia with fever, cough, and eosinophilia can occur
with a heavy larval burden
Abdominal pain and even obstruction can result from the presence of
adult worms in the intestine
Laboratory Diagnosis:
Diagnosis is usually made microscopically by detecting eggs in the
stools
Occasionally, the patient sees adult worms in the stools.
30. WUCHERERIA (Tissue Nematode)
Disease
Wuchereria bancrofti causes filariasis
Elephantiasis is a striking feature of this disease
Important Properties
Humans are infected when the female mosquito (especially
Anopheles and Culex species) deposits infective larvae on the
skin while biting
The larvae penetrate the skin, enter a lymph node, and, after 1
year, mature to adults that produce microfilariae
These circulate in the blood, chiefly at night, and are ingested by
biting mosquitoes
Within the mosquito, the microfilariae produce infective larvae
that are transferred with the next bite
Humans are the only definitive hosts.
31. WUCHERERIA (Tissue Nematode)
Adult worms in the lymph nodes cause inflammation that
eventually obstructs the lymphatic vessels, causing edema.
Massive edema of the legs is called elephantiasis. Note that
microfilariae do not cause symptoms
Early infections are asymptomatic. Later, fever, lymphangitis,
and cellulitis develop. Gradually, the obstruction leads to edema
and fibrosis of the legs and genitalia, especially the scrotum
Elephantiasis occurs mainly in patients who have been
repeatedly infected over a long period
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia is characterized by coughing
and wheezing, especially at night
These symptoms are caused by microfilariae in the lung that
elicit an immediate hypersensitivity reaction characterized by a
high immunoglobulin E (IgE) concentration and eosinophilia
33. ONCHOCERCA
Disease
Onchocerca volvulus causes onchocerciasis (river
blindness)
Important Properties
Humans are infected when the female blackfly, Simulium,
deposits infective larvae while biting
The larvae enter the wound and migrate into the
subcutaneous tissue, where they differentiate into adults,
usually within dermal nodules
The female produces microfilariae that are ingested when
another blackfly bites
The microfilariae develop into infective larvae in the fly to
complete the cycle
Humans are the only definitive hosts
34. Pathogenesis & Clinical Findings
Inflammation occurs in subcutaneous tissue, and
pruritic papules and nodules form in response to the
adult worm proteins
Microfilariae migrate through subcutaneous tissue,
ultimately concentrating in the eyes
There they cause lesions that can lead to blindness
Loss of subcutaneous elastic fibers leads to wrinkled
skin, which is called "hanging groin" when it occurs in
the inguinal region
Thickening, scaling, and dryness of the skin
accompanied by severe itching are the manifestations
of a dermatitis often called "lizard skin."
35. Laboratory Diagnosis
Biopsy of the affected skin reveals microfilariae
Examination of the blood for microfilariae is not
useful because they do not circulate in the blood
Eosinophilia is common. Serologic tests are not helpful