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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
VAP - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... #Pneumonia #Acquired ... #Community #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDisease
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
immune response, or acquired ... eliminated the infection ... responses, or with acquired ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... this morphology Treatment ... Aspergillus #IA #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... or been newly diagnosed ... following initial diagnosis ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... follow up cultures required ... of metastatic infection ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... that can be acquired ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... malaise • Septic shock ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment