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IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Varicella-zoster virus ... • Hepatitis A virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #OIs #HIVAIDS # ... IDSA #management
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Varicella-zoster virus ... • Hepatitis A virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #OIs #HIVAIDS # ... IDSA #management
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
• Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... Bacteremia Septic Shock ... Organ Specific Infection ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... Refractory septic shock ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infectious Myocarditis ... Autoantigens - Infection-negative ... lymphocytic, infection-negative ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Radiation, Electric Shock
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Dehydration Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... vs non-infectious ... Septic Shock • ... >2 mmol/L Management ... #sepsis #sirs #shock
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock ... Syndrome (STSS) ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #Syndrome #STSS ... #treatment #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... Inflammatory: infectious ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
shock, cryptic ... shock. ... host response to infection ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #