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Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Gout Management ... • Interleukin-1 ... Inhibitors #Gout #Management ... #rheumatology #treatment ... #comparison
Central line myth #2: location, location, location 

By far the best data we have to guide
have to guide management ... contra-indication to 1 ... The rates of complication ... pubmed/26398070 #EBM ... #Lines #Rates #Complications
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
Treatment of NMS ... hyperthermia, and management ... of end organ complications ... such as lorazepam 1– ... #Management #NeurolepticMalignant
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... IDSA Guidelines 1) ... minimum (if no complications ... Discussion 3) Complications ... #candidiasis #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... erythropoietin 1/ ... symptoms, signs, and complications ... • Treatment is ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... CT A/P: Assess complications ... KUB ↓↓Sens for complications ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Treatment of giant ... day • Ischemic complications ... - 1 mg/kg/day ( ... arteritis #GCA #Treatment ... #Management #Relapses
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... , Schnitzler) Complications ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Manifestations: 1) ... thrombocytopenia Complications ... : 1) Infection ... Agents: 1) ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... EBV: endobronchial ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD