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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... , Blastomyces, Coccidiodes ... #Invasive #Fungal ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis #Management
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - Management ... Upper #GI #Bleed #UGIB ... #GIBleed #Differential ... #Diagnosis #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - Management ... lower GI bleeding (LGIB ... Known potential LGIB ... #GIBleed #management ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Management Algorithm - British Society of Gastroenterology

#Lower #GIBleed #LGIB #algorithm #management
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal ... Bleeding - Management ... Gastroenterology #Lower #GIBleed ... #LGIB #algorithm ... #management #gastroenterology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pelvic, gastric, gastrointestinal ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... lungs, or the gastrointestinal ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides ... differential #causes #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Endocarditis, Cutaneous, Gastrointestinal ... this morphology Treatment ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... Hepatotoxicity, gastrointestinal ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #valleyfever #management ... #treatment #antifungals
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... Diagnosis • Management ... pulmonary disease: no treatment ... nodule/cavity: no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... Hepatotoxicity, gastrointestinal ... Side Effects: Gastrointestinal ... #pharmacology #management ... #treatment #coccidioides