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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... , id Once daily ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #Management
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Washington University ID ... WuidQ #CAPD #associated ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
respiratory distress syndrome ... is rare but is associated ... failure - Infectious ... pneumonia ... #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... Other Pathogens Associated ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED ... - Migration to Pulmonary ... several weeks after infection ... HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME ... Stercoralis #diagnosis #management