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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Diagnosis: ... ANA, RF, CCP, CPK ... Treatment: • ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... required until immune ... #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... reconstituted immune ... opportunistic infection ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... #Management
Chlamydial Infections - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Adults and adolescents: doxycycline 100 mg orally
2021 Treatment ... ophthalmia and pneumonia ... #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management ... #STI
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... cell-mediated immune ... antigen-specific CD4 ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocardial injury (ST ... Low voltage Treatment ... anti-metabolite - Immune ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Peak T, flat P, ST ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... Cortisol+ACTH stim ... #Management #Treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Canada along the St ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases