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Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Primary, secondary, and early latent: adults (including pregnant
million units IM ... single dose • Late ... million units IM ... #Primary #Latent ... Treatment #Guidelines #Management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Treatment 1) Primary ... lesion contact during ... infection • Late ... early latent • Late ... stages #diagnosis #management
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... Epilepticus • Assess ... IV at a maximum rate ... Fosphenytoin 20 PE/kg IM ... #pharmacology #dosing
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
Early Stage (Primary ... 1 dose (BII) Late-Latent ... 28 days (BIII) Late-Stage ... consultation to guide management ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma Primary ... refill, ↓ BP is a late ... Use higher end dosing ... Pediatrics #Trauma #Primary ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... • Primary AEF ... - CMC IM Residency
MGH Status Epilepticus Treatment Protocol
1st line (seizures ongoing for 5-10 mins): 
 - Lorazepam 4mg IV
1 - If no IV access ... 20mg rectally (using ... intranasal/buccal/IM ... (using IV sol’n ... algorithm #neurology #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • Found primarily ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... shock • Mortality rate ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management