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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... 12 weeks): • Mild ... • Severe: Only 1% ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
including: 1. ... : Interstitial pneumonitis ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... : Interstitial pneumonitis ... #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... 12 weeks): • Mild ... • Severe: Only 1% ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... • Account for changes ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... months before 1°
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Hypertension: 1/ ... • Headache → mild ... mental status changes ... may present with pulmonary ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Acquired through: 1. ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... isavuconazole) for mild ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... epididymoorchitis • CNS (1% ... Diagnosis: 1) ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Unilateral Floppy Eyelid Syndrome

This middle-aged male reported to clinic for persistent blurry vision and irritation of
mentioned that his lid ... Our management for ... this patient was: 1. ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #ophthalmology