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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Diagnosis and Management ... Positive Tourniquet test ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... : Supportive Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
selecting the best ... empiric treatment ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
HIV aged 21–29 should ... have a Pap test ... • Pap test should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Non-pharmacologic Treatment ... Neuromodulation, Rest ... Migraine #acute #treatment ... #management #neurology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Microimmunofluorescent antibody test ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... blood cultures should ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... Patients should ... Pharmacologic treatment ... #Emergency #Neurology
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
antigen detection test ... , and patients should ... That's because this test ... #StrepThroat #Management ... #Treatment
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... • Catheters should ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... #Management #Duration ... #infectiousdiseases