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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... by case) • Surgery ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
during ocular surgery ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... in ophthalmic surgery ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... treatment is generally ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... with chest/abd/back ... • Aortic valve disease ... • Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... fluid can move back ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... necessitans includes: - antimicrobials ... surgery is required
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... documenting successful treatment ... other antibiotic classes ... #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
scoliosis and its ... define a definite cause ... to successful treatment ... prevent long-term #back ... spinal #fusion #surgery
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
scoliosis and its ... define a definite cause ... to successful treatment ... prevent long-term #back ... spinal #fusion #surgery
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... presentations and disease ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... children with TB disease ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... #antimicrobials ... #regimens #pharmacology