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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... within one week to assess ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... #candidiasis #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... the setting of liver ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... #treatment #hepatology
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... level of sedation ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... Assess volume status ... demyelination syndrome ... include vaptans (HF/liver ... #management #nephrology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GH stimulates liver ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Serum IGF-1 level ... Endocrinology #Treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... elevates the stress level ... hormones that work ... for Refeeding Syndrome
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... decrease in HIV-1 RNA level ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... , cavitation • ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management