Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc)- Diagnosis and Management Summary
Opportunistic bacteria, Healthcare Associated Infection
Gram-Negative Bacilli, Non-lactose fermenting, oxidase
and Management ... Summary Opportunistic ... Presentation: Fever ... #Management #treatment ... #pneumonia #BCC
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 β€’ Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 β€’ Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Clinical β€’ ... 2β€”3 weeks β€’ Fever ... often elevated Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... active ROM +/- fever ... viral arthritis Workup ... #Management #Summary
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 β€’
and Management ... Summary Francisella ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... United States β€’ Pneumonic ... #management #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Summary β€’ Epidemiology ... 40, F:M 9:1 β€’ Clinical ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... #Management #Summary
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... the patient's diagnosis ... (e.g. pneumonia ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Presentation: - Fever ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... food, salad bar Clinical ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... food, salad bar Clinical ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 β€’ Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 β€’ Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... cystitis, may have fever ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... data β€’ Early treatment ... #management