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IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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interrupted schedule (e.g ... interrupted schedule (e.g ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... in the night (e.g ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
not kinked (ETT cm ... compression over elbows ... lines patent - ECG ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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in the later (e.g ... liberation from MV ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... pts a CBC and CMP ... will also get an EKG ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Disease: • CMV ... other factors (e.g ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
count monitoring (e.g ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #management #pharmacology