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Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • permethrin 5% cream applied to all
scabiei) - CDC 2021 Treatment ... all areas of the body ... ivermectin 200 μg/kg body ... all areas of the body ... #Guidelines #Management
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... /L - Emergency treatment ... Remove K+ from body ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Chlamydial Infections - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Adults and adolescents: doxycycline 100 mg orally
Infections - CDC 2021 Treatment ... base 50 mg/kg body ... base 50 mg/kg body ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... : Treatment of ... (FWD) = Total Body ... - 1) • Total body ... #management #nephrology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... Evaluate for foreign body ... Aspirated foreign body ... differential #causes #management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... set point • Body ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Gonococcal Infections (Gonorrhea) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Uncomplicated infections of the cervix, urethra,
Gonorrhea) - CDC 2021 Treatment ... ceftriaxone 25–50 mg/kg body ... ceftriaxone 25–50 mg/kg body ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Initial medical treatment ... BMI indicates body ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Patient risk stratification algorithm for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis.

Currently, edoxaban and rivaroxaban are the only
algorithm for the treatment ... heparin; BMI = body ... Anticoagulation #Management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
GAS from sterile body ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis