12 results
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index - estimates 30d mortality #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #PCC #PESI #sPESI #risk
Pulmonary Embolism ... mortality #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #PESI
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage Activity ... microbiological and clinical ... lines indicate fungal ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
) PSC is a chronic ... with persistently active ... liver disease management ... remain subject to clinical ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... Catheters (CVL/PICC ... or TEE unless clinical ... candidiasis #treatment #fungal
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... azathioprine (check TPMT activity ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... pts will accept PCC ... blood loss pro-actively ... limit to mission-critical ... synthesis pro-actively
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... for concomitant pulmonary ... intervention CMC IM
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary