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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Suspected Ventilator-Associated ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Autoimmune disorder • Associated ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... disorder, Mycoplasma, HIV ... , EBV • Associated ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Others • Culture negative ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram Negative ... at 24 hours are negative ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive ... Definition: HIV-Associated ... sequences with relative ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Periventricular regions; associated ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD) vs Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD) - Comparison Table

Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD):
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Disease (MCD) - Comparison ... biopsy, imaging • Treatment ... -8-associated MCD ... and response to treatment ... Castleman #Disease #Comparison
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
SOT, Advanced HIV ... Penicillium • BDG is associated ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
Negative abdomen ... • Given 4L of IV ... fluids & 4.5g IV ... Associated regurgitant ... #Clinical #POCUS
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
useful when A-fib associated ... patients in whom IV ... BB or IV CCB has ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table