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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... Complications • Ocular - Eye ... #candidiasis #treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
PUD (posterior), Anatomic ... dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... Imaging findings Workup ... • Antibiotics ... #Management #Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... Precipitants: Infection ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... Guidelines recommend using ... #Management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
best prevented by using ... contralateral eye ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
• Inflammatory eye ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... & DIAGNOSIS Labs ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... #management #treatment
Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Causes: • Antibiotic ... leads to more treatment ... Cindy Ye @EmoryGastroHep ... #HPylori #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
if SSTI or port infection ... work-up - If febrile ... days → add fungal work-up ... 500 → may stop antibiotics ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and molecular diagnostic ... below for TB drug dosing ... Guidelines for dosing ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Typical Therapeutic Applications of Penicillin G
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
 • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of bacterial
Infection ... nitrate drops in the eyes ... • A single treatment ... No antibiotic resistance ... #indications #management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
soil (increased during ... or excavation work ... spinal cord), eyes ... • Management ... #management #summary