Jose Orsini, M.D.
Attending physician, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY United States
Occupation: M.D.
Interests: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.
Die-hard Knicks and Yankees fan.
Die-hard Knicks and Yankees fan.
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Upper Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common reason for admission of patients to intensive care units. Etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is diverse: peptic ulcer disease (most common, usually associated with the use of NSAIDS, Helicobacter pylori infection, stress and gastric acid), Mallory-We...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common hospital-acquired infection among critically ill patients in the intensive care units., with a mortality rate ranging between 20%-60%. Usually occurs within 48-72 hours of the initiation of mechanical ventilation. The main risk factors for develo...
Community-acquired pneumonia
Pneumonia is the 6th leading cause of death in USA, and the 1st cause of death by infectious diseases among american population. It is most commonly cause by bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophillus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophilia, Chlamidiae pneumoniae, other gr...
Infectious etiology of Meningitis
Common bacteria that cause meningitis in adults includes: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Lysteria monocytogenes, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus spp. (aureus and epidermidis, especially in postoperative patients or patients with VP shunts), Gram-negative organisms (Pseud...
Infectious Diseases
Subspecialty of Internal Medicine that is related with the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of infectious diseases, such as those caused by bacterias, mycobacterias, hongos, viruses, protozoa, parasites, etc. Meningitis, pneumonias, bacterial endocarditis, osteomyelitis, abscesses, hepatitis B...
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