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Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... for COVID-19… Note ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... Not much more information ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis) • PCR, not ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis) • PCR, not ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... No Treatment. ... Brady Management ... Pacemaker - Will not ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... - Caution to not ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... May not be detected ... PCR and -AFB is not ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #infectiousdiseases
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... spironolactone did not ... hospitalization for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... IV push if does not ... B-blockers) • Does not ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
or definitive treatment ... and more durable treatments ... , though would not ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management