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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB ... and CD4 cell count ... <50 • Pulmonary ... TB and CD4 cell count ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Suggested algorithm for follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification Model. CBC,
Suggested algorithm ... Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification ... complete blood count ... MGUS #Followup #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... acute leukemia Management ... agents to improve counts
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... components of the algorithm ... Absolute Neutrophil Count ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Primary site of infection ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... white blood cell count ... #SSTIs #Algorithm ... #Management #skin
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... , Disseminated infection ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
Patient risk stratification ... algorithm for the ... thrombosis; PE = pulmonary ... Malignancy #Cancer #Algorithm ... Anticoagulation #Management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... HIV (CD4 cell counts ... infiltrates NTM Pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
host response to infection ... failure from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... venous return/ventricular ... types #diagnosis #management