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Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Refractory medications ... , then infusion ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... Management #Neurology #Pharmacology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... getting patients on medication ... recommended by the ACC ... #CHF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... STOP offending medications ... Ca-gluconate or 1g CaCl ... Redistribution Treatments
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS ... Indications for ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
(KS), Primary Effusion ... Disease (MCD) in HIV-AIDS ... and uncontrolled HIV ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... /HAART medications ... lactate and can act
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Association class IV ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and Disease in HIV-AIDS ... prevent TB disease) Indications ... recommended for all ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology