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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Sample • Sterile-site ... Line Targeted Treatment ... Additional management ... antifungal #diagnosis #management ... candida #auris #treatment
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... Alternate sites ... gone and rotate sites ... after FDA-approved treatments ... Smoking #Cessation #Management
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
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Algorithm for the management ... and treatment of ... surgical site infections ... Algorithm #IDSA #management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... Tunnel or exit site ... tunnel or exit site ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... tunnel or exit site
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... lesion at the site ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
from sterile body site ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Diagnosis and Management ... (at injection sites ... Management: • ... diagnosis and management ... #Treatment #Hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
or venipuncture sites ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
diverticulitis) Treatment ... infection (exit site ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... edema at the bite site ... the absence of treatment ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment