Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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microbiology anticoagulation antiphospholipid aps corticosteroids guidelines hantavirus indications infections ncc neurocysticercosis parasites parastie pharmacology schenckii shock solium sporothrix sporotrichosis stages
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Hantavirus Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir Transmission: • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... 50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... , erythematous macular ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... to be present Treatment ... (EULAR Guidelines ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome ... #management #anticoagulation
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment 1) Primary Syphilis • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Symmetric macular ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Toxocariasis Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth Transmission: • Dogs and cats are the major source
Migrans (VLM) • Ocular ... larva migrans Diagnosis ... are not helpful Treatment ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary Sources: • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
and Management ... Sporotrichosis Syndromes ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology #syndromes
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Diagnosis: Patients ... Intraventricular, Orbital/Ocular ... Treatment: • ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... #solium #management
Strongyloidiasis Treatment Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk): • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Strongyloidiasis Treatment ... low risk): • Diagnostic ... hyperinfection syndrome ... Strongyloidiasis #Treatment ... #parastie #infectiousdiseases
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