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Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • permethrin 5% cream applied to all
Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC ... 2021 Treatment ... in 1 week if symptoms ... Sarcoptes #scabiei #CDC ... #Guidelines #Management
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT ... recurrence of signs and symptoms ... development of signs and symptoms ... #Management #Guidelines ... #CDC
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... incidentally via CBC ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... <50 • Symptoms ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms - Management Algorithm with Hypertonic Saline
The goal of acute management is to
Hyponatremia with Severe Symptoms ... - Management Algorithm ... 5 or stop the symptoms ... #Algorithm #treatment ... Hypertonic #Saline #nephrology
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
patients with CD4 ... < 200 • Symptoms ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... improvement with Tx Management ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... back pain - Symptoms ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Treatment
Stop offending agents:
 • List as allergies
Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ... DRESS) Syndrome Treatment ... monitoring: • CBC ... DRESS #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #dermatology