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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... #Pharmacology #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... - Detection of AFB ... intervention CMC IM ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
Treponema pallidum Infections ... Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID ... to guide management ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... diarrhea related to IBD ... , celiac disease ... , can consider IM ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
extension: - Disease ... extension • Isolated disease ... Infection (CMV, ... , rectal prolapse ... #diagnosis #management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd ... , headache and abd ... or PenG 800K U IM ... Infectious Diseases ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
qday OR 380 mg IM ... Dosing: Goal 150 mg BID ... chronic pain, liver disease ... safe in liver disease ... Maintenance #Treatment #management
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 • Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 • Hyponatremia
 • Elevated transaminases
 • CRP >100
Legionnaires' Disease ... Clinical features ... Other Legionella Infections ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #diagnosis #management
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
conditions such as IBD ... wide variety of clinical ... Management of PG ... Indiana University Infectious ... Gangrenosum #PG #clinical
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... Severe Disseminated Disease ... weeks or until clinically ... for 3 days, then BID ... Prevention #Treatment #management