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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Vasculitis - Anti-GBM Disease ... Low Complement Levels ... Normal Complement Levels ... : Hantavirus infection ... , mitral valve disease
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... of eye Infectious ... Diseases Fellows ... Aspergillosis #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Acute coronary syndrome ... cardiovascular disease ... Acute coronary syndrome ... Peripheral artery disease ... Summary #Table #Pharmacology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... sensation below level ... underlying cervical disease ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... function below injury level ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... injury, Bladder retention ... and #Acute #SpinalCord
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung disease ... • Infectious ... Granulomatous disease ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... : • Treatment: ... Topical steroids • Prevention ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
CMV Disease: ... CMV end-organ disease ... lesion(s), the level ... higher intraocular levels ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment