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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... patients with acute ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... screening for disease ... normal in mild cases ... - Acute Bleeding ... #treatment #hematology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... caused by the protozoan ... weeks incubation Acute ... Tests - check Acute ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... caused by Bartonella ... Incubation period: 3-12 ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Presentations: • Opportunistic ... opportunistic infections ... detecting HIV for 10-12 ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... of liver disease ... If other causes ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... Extrathoracic Disseminated Disease ... )—Acute Phase - ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... • Parvovirus B19 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management