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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... the “Chewing gum test ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious ... Aspergillosis #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Papillomavirus Infections ... of mode of HIV infection ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... selecting the best ... empiric treatment ... intra-abdominal infections ... infectiousdiseases #management
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections ... #rodent #infections ... infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
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Surgical Wound Infection ... Algorithm for the management ... and treatment of ... susceptibility tests ... Algorithm #IDSA #management
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... #Indications #infections ... #management #treatment
Antibiotics in Ear Infections (Otitis Media) - Choosing Wisely

#Antibiotics #OtitisMedia #PatientInfo #DecisionAid #Management #Stewardship
Antibiotics in Ear Infections ... (Otitis Media) ... #DecisionAid #Management
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... and sensitivity tests ... summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment