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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... - Acute rheumatic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... patients with acute ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... hyperaldosteronism • Acute ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... worsening of that disease ... serositis peritonitis, bowel ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... confirmation of disease ... #Zoster #VZV #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Extrathoracic Disseminated Disease ... )—Acute Phase - ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
on antibiotic treatment ... Children with Crohn's disease ... with irritable bowel ... syndrome • Recommendation ... Children with acute
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
- Epstein-Barr virus ... - Inflammatory bowel ... the ankles and knees ... vasculitis Management ... Symptomatic Treatment