Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 β€’ Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 β€’ CNS aspergillosis
 β€’ Cardiac Aspergillus infection
 β€’
Aspergillosis Treatment ... of eye Infectious ... Diseases Fellows ... Aspergillosis #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Stages of Lyme Disease ... Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... - Neurologic ... #Stages #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections ... #InfectousDiseases
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 β€’ Dehydration
 β€’ Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 β€’ Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... - Post-infectious ... Urinary tract infection ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... allopurinol), Infection ... , Alport Syndrome ... DAH, rule out infection ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... lymphoproliferative disease ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... causes #radiology #neurology
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 β€’ Obesity 
 β€’ Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... connective tissue diseases ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment ... Glucocorticoid injections ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 β€’ Treatment: Topical steroids
 β€’ Prevention: Colchicine
 β€’ Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Treatment Ulcers ... : β€’ Treatment: ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology