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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... PCR is gold standard ... • Treatment: ... PCR not useful for ... #American #trypanosomiasis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
, hemoptysis Treatment ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
(American Trypanosomiasis ... duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... #Trypanosomiasis ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
American Trypanosomiasis ... (American trypanosomiasis ... the absence of treatment ... smear negative, PCR ... #Trypanosomiasis
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Drug Adherence • Disease ... diarrhea) • FCP, CRP ... Escalate Treatment ... Colitis Escalate Treatment ... #5ASA #Refractory #Treatment
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
latent TB s/p treatment ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... Cavity #Cavitary #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... PCR is gold standard ... • Treatment: ... PCR not useful for ... #American #trypanosomiasis
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
ED Treatment of ... Hemodynamically unstable Resuscitation ... thromboembolic disease ... cardiovascular disease
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... infectiousdiseases #treatment