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Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS ... Low #Complement #CHAMPS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Preventing and Treating Chagas ... risk factors for Chagas ... have advanced Chagas ... reactivation of Chagas ... disease Treating Chagas
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
Anderson-Fabry, Chagas ... Anderson-Fabry, Chagas
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagas Disease - ... Reactivation Acute Chagas ... arrhythmia) Chronic Chagas ... Reactivation Chagas
Chagas disease 

Diagnosis of chagas disease depens on the stage of infection

#diagnosis #chagas #parasitology #CEM #medstudent
Chagas disease ... Diagnosis of chagas ... #diagnosis #chagas
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Nifurtimox Chronic Chagas ... TheIDtrivia #Chagas
RN-CHAMPS Mnemonic for Types of Shock

R - Respiratory - Flail Chest, Tension Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion, Hypoxemia
RN-CHAMPS Mnemonic ... Endocarditis #Shock #RNCHAMPS
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Gram pos cocci in chains
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
Lambda chains were ... monoclonal light chains
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
SPEP+free light chains ... SPEP+ free light chains ... SPEP+free light chains