127 results
This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
determine what treatments ... COVID19 #COVID #infectiousdisease ... #clinical #management ... #treatment
Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
#clinical #COVID19 ... #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
the best empiric treatment ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #pharmacology #treatment
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
mononuclear phagocytic cells ... Amastigotes multiply in cells ... and infect other cells ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Options for Clinically ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
 •
Epidemiology • Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... • Clinical Course
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells ... (LP) tumour B cells ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... Classification #pathophysiology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Stimulate immune cells ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... organ damage • Treatment ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells ... Low calcium • Treatment