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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Disease (American Trypanosomiasis ... be considered (doses ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... chronic infection
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... ) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... divided into 2 doses ... kg/day po in 2 doses
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... chronic infection
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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are contacts of infectious ... p-Aminosalicylic acid, High-dose ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Cytomegalovirus Infections ... best prevented by using ... ) for 1–4 doses ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
if SSTI or port infection ... abdominal pain; full infectious ... 24-48 h and ANC rising ... incontinence - High-dose ... interventional radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... adjusting the dose ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
particularly those coming ... vasculitis vs infection ... headaches, vision changes ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... headaches, visual changes ... hypothyroidism, infection ... TREATMENT: • The ... mainstay of treatment