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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... on day 1, 0.5g/ ... BIDMC Infectious ... #management #diagnosis
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... Setup - Ultrasound ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... IV x 1 - Adjunct ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Treatment Goals ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... immunosuppression (eg ... this morphology Treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Septic Shock • ... >2 mmol/L Management ... recognition & treatment ... (within 1 hour) ... fluids (30 mL/kg
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Evaluation - EKG ... on context Rx 1 ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Incubation is 1 ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... : 1) Liposomal ... on days 1-5, 14 ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases