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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... on scores and clinical ... mortality) • RV Function ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... prognostication #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... Decreasing right heart function ... variables, WHO functional ... variables, WHO functional ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
tuberculosis Clinical ... Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
#clinical #COVID19 ... #management #COVID ... #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, monocular loss of vision 
 • "Blood and
Occlusion (CRVO) Clinical ... fundoscoplc exam Management ... : • Ophthalmology ... CRVO #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Fundoscopy #Ophthalmology
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Treatment Options for Clinically ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... Symptoms #Signs #Pulmonary
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Clinical:
 • Sudden, painless, complete loss of vision 
 • Pale retina
Occlusion (CRAO) Clinical ... spot on fovea Management ... • Immediate ophthalmology ... CRAO #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Fundoscopy #Ophthalmology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
AAST 2021 global clinical ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology