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
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... #Medications #Treatment ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... Even with macular disease ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
Chorioretinitis β€’ Diagnosis ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #radiology #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 β€’ Central or peripheral neurologic disease
or peripheral neurologic ... disease β€’ Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis β€’ Infections ... Trichinosis - Lyme disease ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)β†’Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) β†’ Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... β€’ Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
crystalline disease ... Infectious: Lyme ... disease Infectious ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
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3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Stages of Lyme Disease ... Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... - Neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis