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Clinical spectrum of aspergillosis

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong 

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Aspergillus #Aspergillosis #IA
Aspergillosis #IA
Antiarrhythmic Drug Classes 
IA: "Police Department Questions 
IB: Liquored Man 
IC: For Peeing, 
Ill: After Drinking
Drug Classes IA ... Dirty Vehicle" IA
Antiarrhythmic Drugs

CLASS IA
 • Procainamide, Quinidine, Disopyramide
CLASS 1B
 • Lidocaine, Mexiletine
CLASS 2
 • Propranolol, Esmolol
CLASS 4
Drugs CLASS IA
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus (IA ... Risk Factors for IA ... of choice for IA ... #Aspergillus #IA
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
interval •Class IA
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
Properties Class IA ... blockade: IC > IA ... Increasing the ERP: IA
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
interval Class IA
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antidysrhythmics: - Group IA
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Acute Hemorrhage Ia
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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/Spec -80% for IA