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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Classification Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... inherited disease • Acquired ... Classification #Types #Diagnosis ... #Treatment #management
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HAP and VAP - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... VAP #Pneumonia #Acquired ... #Community #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDisease
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
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 ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... • Sulfa allergy ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
malaise • Septic shock ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
PEN-FAST Penicillin Allergy Risk Score
PEN - Penicillin allergy reported by patient
F - Five years or less
PEN-FAST Penicillin Allergy ... PEN - Penicillin allergy ... - 2 points T - Treatment ... required for reaction ... Risk #Score #PCN #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... is generally required ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
Hereditary, • Acquired ... ineffectiveness • Specific treatment ... mediated #Angioedema #allergy ... #immunology #diagnosis ... #management #treatment