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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... (ULT): 1) 2+ flares ... /year 2) Gouty ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout ... #ULT #rheumatology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
fallen a little out ... of favor for treatment ... pna; and metron out ... Anaerobic #Bacteria #Pharmacology ... #Table #Susceptibility
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
IDSA Recommendations ... mucoadhesive buccal tablet ... chew, or crush tablet ... candida #mucosal #IDSA ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... Potential Treatment ... Agents for Treatment ... infection Episode #Pharmacology
Gout - Management
Acute Gout Flare
 1) colchicine, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids
 2) Anakinra (IL-1 inhibitor)
When to Start Urate
Gout - Management ... Acute Gout Flare ... 3) 2+ gout flares ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology
(DOAC interactions) Cancer-treatment specific inducers (↑) and inhibitors (↓)
of cytochrome p450 CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein.

DOACs are substrates
interactions) Cancer-treatment ... Chemotherapy #Oncology #Hematology ... #Interactions #Table ... #Pharmacology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
whose positive charges ... whose positive charges ... tries to help out ... management #diagnosis #treatment ... #pharmacology #
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
Potential Treatment ... Agents for Treatment ... ClostridiumDifficile #options #treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #idsa #table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
IDSA Recommendations ... please refer to Table ... AviumComplex #MAC #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology