Strange Behavior in a Patient with HIV
Morning Report
What’s your differential diagnosis to explain the “strange behavior” of a patient with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS?
First Monday: Fever
Night Float Curriculum
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Role of Echocardiography in Evaluation of Patient with S aureus Bacteremia
EBM, Landmark Research
Infectious Diseases
Educational Goals & Overview The overall purpose of this rotation is to train residents to competently care for hospitalized and clinic patients with a broad range of infectious diseases, and know when and how to appropriately consult or refer to…
Disseminated Histoplasmosis
Morning Report
Thank you Dr. Brendan Cerk for an excellent presentation on neurocysticercosis presenting with new onset seizure
Teaching Points
- Histoplasmosis is a common endemic mycosis, usually asymptomatic but occasionally results in severe illness
- Hematogenous dissemination occurs during the acute infection before cellular immunity develops
- Diagnosis: serum and urine antigen
- Treatment: itraconazole for 12 months, if CNS then liposomal amphotericin B for 4-6 weeks then itrazonazole for an additional 12 months
Neurocysticercosis
Morning Report
Thank you Dr. Rajat Suri for an excellent presentation on neurocysticercosis presenting with new onset seizure
Teaching Points
- Initial treatment for seizure: IV lorazepam 0.1mg/kg –> IV fosphenytoin –> sedation/intubation
- Neurocysticercosis is caused by Taenia Solium
- Spreads hematogenously to the brain, liver, muscle
- Diagnosis: presentation+imaging. serum testing not reliable
- Treatment: dexamethasone, albendazole, anti-epileptic
Infectious Disease Clinic
ID clinic occurs every Thursday morning and afternoon in Clinic C.
Infectious Disease Consult
Rotations on the Infectious Disease service will be between two and four weeks in length. In addition to the inpatient consultation service, residents will participate in the weekly ID/HIV clinic. Residents will be expected to attend the weekly UCLA Affiliated…