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Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Induced Muscle Toxicity ... occur at any time during ... Statin #muscle #toxicity ... myopathy #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... - Earplugs & eye ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #Treatment #MICU
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... ) on room air Treatment ... : • There is no ... #treatment #hepatology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
infections (Candida, CMV ... Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
best prevented by using ... contralateral eye ... effective for treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
clarithromycin resistance is ... weeks if ulcer is ... large (> I cm) ... Zollinger-EIIison syndrome ... #Management #Pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the treatment goal ... then be excreted using ... acute coronary syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... Drug reaction/ART toxicity ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Methotrexate Toxicology 

Intravenous leucovorin (folinic acid) treatment serves as a cofactor necessary for synthesis of thymidylate
(folinic acid) treatment ... Leucovorin dosing ... determining intravenous dosing ... evidence of marrow toxicity ... #Management #Pharmacology
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Topical Corticosteroids
 • Liquid - Budesonide - 1 mg PO BID -
formulations for treatment ... more safety data is ... available Gastroenterology ... Corticosteroids #management ... #pharmacology