Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
IDSA Recommended ... patients with Lyme disease ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #LymeDisease #Treatment ... #Regimens #IDSA
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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 β€’ Treatment: Topical steroids
 β€’ Prevention: Colchicine
 β€’ Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... : β€’ Treatment: ... Topical steroids β€’ Prevention ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
IDSA Recommended ... patients with Lyme disease ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #LymeDisease #Treatment ... Regimens #Duration #IDSA
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
with more severe disease ... block β€’ Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Treatment: β€’ ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 β€’ Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Surgery: β€’ Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones β€’ Liver Disease ... #Differential #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseasesβ€”Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... recommended for KS treatment ... KaposiSarcoma #Castlemans #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 β€’ Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Splenomegaly Treatment ... β€’ Treatment is ... of symptoms and prevention ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology