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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... useful for chronic infection ... #Disease #American
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... useful for chronic infection ... #Disease #American
"Initial management of FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA. Adapted from the 2011 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines"-McMaster Textbook
from the 2011 Infectious ... Diseases Society ... of America guidelines ... Neutropenia #Febrile #Fever ... #Algorithm #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... American Trypanosomiasis ... disease (American ... Blood (platelets ... mild (malaise, fever
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Bacterial Infections ... : • East African ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Infection - Infection ... very rare), or bacterial ... • Bacterial contamination ... , Trypanosoma (Chagas ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... very rare), or bacterial ... - Bacterial ... , Trypanosoma (Chagas ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
ascitic fluid in blood ... if other signs (fever ... or TMP-SMX • Active ... ↓ rebleeding, infections ... advanced liver disease