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The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
short course of treatment ... acyclovir in these cases ... provide empiric treatment ... PCR would cause ... is proposed: #Management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... Etiology: Idiopathic, HSV ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Palsy #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Neurology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... TB Viral: HSV ... , EBV, HIV, HepB ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
• Infectious: HAV ... , HCV, HEV, EBV, ... HSV, CMV • Neoplasm ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Genital Herpes Simplex - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimens:
 • First clinical episode of genital herpes
Simplex - CDC 2021 Treatment ... genital herpes (HSV ... genital herpes (HSV ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
gut) • Viruses: HSV ... airways) • Viruses: HSV ... reactivation), RSV ... reactivation), HHV ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
inflammatory process caused ... after onset Causes ... Cytomegalovirus (CMV) • HSV ... Recovery phase Treatment ... thyroid #diagnosis #management
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Hepatitis B - Treatment ... Indications Treatment ... ), normal ALT Treatment ... history of HCC Treatment ... #management #hepatology
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS ... Papillomavirus (HPV ... Hepatitis A virus (HAV ... Hepatitis B virus (HBV ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... Quant HBV DNA. ... , HCV. ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology