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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
IDSA Recommendations ... CD4 count <100 cells ... Penicilliosis #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... diagnosed annually in US ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
IDSA Recommendations ... Infection General Management ... IsosporaBelli #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... incision and drainage plus ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... or those with clinical
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Pathogenesis and clinical ... harmful -> Th Cells ... macrophages, mast cells ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... the mastoid air cells ... of fluid &/or pus ... accumulation of pus ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... : • Pathophysiology ... Lysis of tumor cells ... TLS #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... (IDSA 2021): ... /severe CDI IDSA
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
contractio -> LUTS ... Progression of LUTS ... testicular Leydig cells ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Risk of Refeeding Syndrome ... PO4 and Mg into cells ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology