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Endoscopy in Barrett's Esophagus - Scoping Summary
- What we need to know?
   • Risk
Endoscopy in Barrett's ... - Endoscopic Treatment ... ScopingSundays #Endoscopy ... Summary #diagnosis #management
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... evidence of ectopic rupture ... comply with post-treatment ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Management
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
weakening [6], with rupture ... Rupture risk significantly ... Table 1: Annual rupture ... Guidelines for the treatment ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Diagnosis: Culture ... Line Targeted Treatment ... Additional management ... antifungal #diagnosis #management ... candida #auris #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: • Stool culture ... available • Blood culture ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary PRE-ENDOSCOPY ... of PUD) PERI-ENDOSCOPY ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #endoscopy
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: • Stool culture ... available • Blood culture ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
test • PCR • Culture ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Serology (preferred), Culture ... & GS, PCR Treatment ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Algorithm for the management ... and treatment of ... pending results of culture ... Algorithm #IDSA #management