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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
American Trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... (American trypanosomiasis ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... East and Latin America ... : 1) Liposomal ... on days 1-5, 14 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... • Flex-Sig: If ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg ... IV x 1 - Adjunct ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... Valvular heart disease ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... months before 1° ... #cardiology #treatment
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Treat if other signs ... 1: 1.5 g/kg of ... advanced liver disease ... SBP #diagnosis #management ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Symptoms and Signs ... Hypertension: 1/ ... common symptoms and signs ... disease: Management ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Acquired through: 1. ... : • Optimal treatment ... cases; triazole (e.g ... #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... Signs of congestion ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment