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Pediculosis Pubis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • permethrin 1% cream rinse applied to affected
applied to affected area ... applied to affected area ... to the affected areas ... Treatment #Guidelines #Management
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • permethrin 5% cream applied to all
applied to all areas ... applied to all areas ... Treatment #Guidelines #Management
Millicurie limit guidelines for major and minor radioactive spills.
I-131 - 1mCi
In-111 - 10 mCi
F-18 - 10
- those in the area ... and around the area ... Spill: • Clear area ... room/secure the area ... major #minor #ms #management
Lyme Disease Pearls

Epidemiology: Ixodes scapularis carrying borrelia 
have spread and are now found in 
growing areas
found in growing areas ... #Diagnosis #Management
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... malaria endemic area ... asplenic #Asplenia #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... from TB endemic areas ... smear microscopy Management ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
least 2 different areas ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... dermatology #diagnosis #management
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) 
(aka Ritter disease) 
Nikolsky positive 
Clinical 
• Typically occurs 3 to
Blisters appear in areas ... stress (flexural areas ... Conjunctivitis Management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... travel to endemic areas ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management