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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... and Management Summary ... Acute Chagas Disease ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Summary of actions ... Produces miosis during ... for Alzheimer's disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... and Management Summary ... Chagas disease ... caused by the protozoan ... peripheral smears using
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... vomiting, visual changes ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... and Management Summary ... Acute Chagas Disease ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
acetaminophen dosing ... acidosis: - CNS ... restrictive lung disease ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary ... #Nephrology #ABG
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... 24-48 h and ANC rising ... Treat underlying cause ... treat - Calcium > 12 ... and APL (~25 %) during
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management Summary ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... over course of disease ... Guidelines recommend using
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
membrane into the CNS ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... Pernicious anemia/B12 ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... Infection: Coronavirus Disease ... 31 • First US case ... presentation (85% febrile during ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary