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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Cardiogenic: Acute MI ... Failure, Valvular Disease ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba vs Naegleria - Comparison
Exposure - Host - CNS disease - CNS spread -
Exposure - Host - CNS disease ... in CSF - Brain MRI ... - Pathology - Diagnosis ... Washington University ID ... Naegleria #Comparison #Table
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
& New Diagnosis ... Activity (MR Pelvis ... ↑ rates intact fertility ... Cancer #algorithm #management ... #treatment #ibd
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Ischemic Heart Disease ... ischemic heart disease ... guideline-directed management ... unstable VT • Stable ... indications #cardiology #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Severe Disseminated Disease ... for 3 days, then BID ... with ARV (see Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Disseminated MAC Disease ... Clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID ... please refer to Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Colitis Grade of Disease ... intervention indicated Diagnostic ... Cross-sectional Imaging (MR ... #management #algorithm ... #IBD
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS