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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
infections: Morphology, Risk ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Fungal #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Epilepticus - Management ... between them PEDS ... #treatment #algorithm ... #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Ischemic Stroke - Blood Pressure Management
 • No tPA  < 220 / 120 (permissive hypertension)
Blood Pressure Management ... to aspiration risk ... #hypertension #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... QT prolongation risk ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment ... titratable IV meds ... potentially causative meds ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... investigations and treatments ... those patients at risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Treatment Schema ... for Standard-Risk ... given throughout treatment ... oncology #pediatrics #peds ... #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Any risk factor ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition