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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... • Treatment: ... evidence of cardiac ... #Disease #American ... #Management #Microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... • Treatment: ... evidence of cardiac ... #Disease #American ... #Management #Microbiology
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... East and Latin America ... , K39) Treatment ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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reported in Latin America ... routine O&P • Clinical ... relevance of +PCR ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
Laboratory changes ... of the above Treatment ... of Clinical TLS ... abnormalities • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... Americans (18-71 ... -60y (hormonal changes ... renal failure Clinical ... neuropathy or cardiac
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
regions of North America ... Lyme Disease Clinical ... palsy - Vision changes ... cefotaxime or PCN ... #Management #treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... may cause severe clinical ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... & Dry) is the treatment ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
and timing with Cardio-OB ... • Account for changes ... support for patients clinically ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... management #cardiology #treatment