6 results
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Optimal glycemic control is fundamental to the management of diabetes.

A1C% measurement approximately every 3 months determines
the course of disease ... Sources: latest American ... Diabetes Association guidelines ... #management ... #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Delivery • Stable ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #cardiology #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... Please refer to the table ... Adolescent ARV Guidelines ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... stable patients ... Fever #Diagnosis #Management ... #infectiousdiseases