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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... #hepatology #HepC ... #HepatitisC #Management
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... the 4 drug study arms ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Gram-Negative Coverage Are ... Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART ... of starting OI treatment ... TheIDtrivia #ART ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment ... pressure control: • Aim ... titratable IV meds are ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Treatment is ... PV #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #treatment ... #hematology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Transmission: • Birds are ... Tetracyclines are ... first line of treatment ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Algorithm and Management ... Bleeding Diathesis, AVM ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Pouchelon #Warm ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology