Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 β€’ Mixed infections
 β€’ Streptococcus
IDSA Treatment of ... Necrotizing Infections ... fasciitis #Skin #IDSA ... #Treatment #management ... #antibiotics #pharmacology
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - TableΒ 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... Clostridium difficile infection ... Episode #Pharmacology ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 β€’ Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 β€’ Mucosal bleeding from
: β€’ Recurrent infections ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 β€’ Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... spherocytosis) β€’ Infections ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
to think about lupus ... pericarditis Β» is...lupus ... responsive to antibiotics ... Unexplained fever, when infection ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... constitutional symptoms β€’ Treatment ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
IDSA Recommended Therapy for Infections Following Animal or Human Bites
Animal bite
 β€’ Amoxicillin-clavulanate 
 β€’ Ampicillin-sulbactam
IDSA Recommended ... Therapy for Infections ... #IDSA #management ... #treatment #antibiotics ... #table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
IDSA Recommendations ... mucoadhesive buccal tablet ... chew, or crush tablet ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
can mimic common infections ... β€’ Bicytopenia Treatment ... : β€’ Infection ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #hematology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
and Benefits in Lupus ... Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... Risks #Benefits #Lupus ... #pharmacology # ... #sideeffects #rheumatology