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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
antivirals (DAAs) for chronic ... C virus (HCV) infection ... Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... #HepatitisC #Management
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Polycythemia Vera • Chronic ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Tissue Damage: • Post-op ... effect following treatment
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Rebound effect from treatment ... TPO, TPO-RA • Infections ... : Chronic infections ... bacterial and viral infections ... pancreatitis, Post-surgical
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious ... #infectiousdiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Acquired HLH: • Infections ... Still disease, Infection ... Etiological+++: Anti-infectious ... chemotherapy, anti-CD20 (PTLD
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection ... history of recurrent infections ... disease • Infectious ... community-acquired infections ... infections (Epstein-Barr
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... weeks for acute infection ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Infections
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... (suppurative); Most ... patients often have chronic ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... HBV infections ... B Infection: A ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology