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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... HCQ treatment would ... Even with macular disease ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Summary of meta-analysis ... with ‘treatment ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Table
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
MRI: ON- focal, anterior ... lesions (b) • CSF Analysis ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... other auto-immune diseases ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
mucoadhesive buccal tablet ... chew, or crush tablet ... for effective treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
intracranial pressure • Dialysis ... chronic kidney disease ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
oxidative injury Treatment ... Treatment of underlying ... disease 2. ... per day until stable ... Dialysis for severe
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi ... recommended for KS treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... (to prevent TB disease ... Please refer to the table ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology