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IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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Treating Visceral and ... interrupted schedule (e.g ... interrupted schedule (e.g ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders (e.g ... cancer cells (and ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
alpha blockers and ... with caution - e.g ... due to serious and ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors and ... is not desired (e.g ... is not desired (e.g ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
concentration: > 750ng/mL and ... Special cases (e.g ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology #
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Immunosuppression (e.g ... few or absent AFB ... , lymphocytes, and ... numerous AFB Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
(record start and ... of information (e.g ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... vascular disorder (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... medication list and ... interruption (e.g ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... in the night (e.g
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
(Torsades) or vFib ... **Get baseline EKG ... syncope/seizures and ... family history) Treatment
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
fibrillation (V-fib ... consciousness and ... the absence of treatment ... MedStudent #Cardiology #EKG ... #VFib #VentricularFibrillation