17 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... valve & viral filter ... system & viral filter ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
is discouraged (danger ... of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... Revascularization, treatment ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... A. flavus, A. niger ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Protocol for Donning PPE

Put on special work clothes and work shoes • Wash hands~ Put on
(N95) • Put on inner ... #Donning #On #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19 ... #SARSCoV2 #PersonalProtectiveEquipment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Protocol for Doffing PPE

Wash hands and remove visible bodily fluids/blood contaminants on the outer surfaces at
m self-priming filter-type ... Doffing #Removal #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19 ... #SARSCoV2 #PersonalProtectiveEquipment
COVID19 - Community Mitigation Strategy
In the 1st (steepest) curve, virus reproduces quickly in a short period
occur, but over a longer ... receive better treatment ... SocialDistancing #Management ... #Policy #SARSCoV2
CDC - HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 
There are a variety of ways
hand • Slide fingers ... Doffing #Removal #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19 ... #SARSCoV2 #PersonalProtectiveEquipment