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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Aerosol is the most ... Incubation is 1 ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... if infection most ... Discuss ongoing management ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... (suppurative); Most ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong host? ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #antibiotics #checklist ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... suspected → 3-1 ... placement for post-procedure ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... infection up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Most commonly seen ... Child: 20 ml.kg-1) ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
infiltrated with host ... NCC: seizures most ... Treatment: • 1- ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
: Historically 1- ... for monkeypox; most ... options include post-exposure ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Acquired through: 1. ... prospective trials • Most ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management