Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 β€’ Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... - IDSA Guidelines ... week to assess ocular ... #Candidemia #IDSA ... #Guidelines #Management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (Β± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... underlying liver disease ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 β€’ 5-40% w perianal fistula
 β€’ ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... medical therapy β€’ Chronic ... Perianal #Crohns #Disease ... IBD #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 β€’ Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Intolerance β€’ Celiac Disease ... Gastroparesis β€’ Chronic ... Distension #Bloating #Management ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... with acute, early-chronic ... for Acute, Early Chronic ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 β€’ Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation β€’ Chronic ... symptoms of liver disease ... #gastroenterology ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Initiative for Chronic ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... #Management #Pulmonary ... LAMA #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
have diabetes or chronic ... kidney disease, ... the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines ... #hypertension #management ... #guidelines #primarycare
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 β€’ Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Biliary Tract Diseases ... postoperative, chronic ... pancreatitis, Chronic ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... Presentation ​- Chronic ... β†’ Mular DIAGNOSIS ... ​‒ Chronic phase ... Fever #diagnosis #management