Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment • TB meningitis • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Antibiotics #Classes ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... #Microbiology ... Comprehensive Review ... of Infectious Diseases
Hantavirus Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir Transmission: • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA Bacterial • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever •
necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... #differential #causes ... #bacteria #microbiology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment Ulcers: • Treatment: Topical steroids • Prevention: Colchicine • Azathioprine for refractory disease Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Treatment Ulcers ... : • Treatment: ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #pharmacology #
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... GAS in 30% of cases ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #STSS #treatment
The Stages of Syphilis Primary Syphilis - The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... to asymptomatic infection ... Comprehensive Review
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