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FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
FDA-Approved 1st ... , Varenicline (tablet ... release (SR) (tablet ... Therapy #Comparison #Table ... #Agents #Dosing
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
blood cells + ADA ... high specificity ADA ... lymphocytes % + ADA ... and specificity ADA ... and specificity ADA
Table of Weight-Loss Medications approved by the FDA for the long-term treatment of Obesity

Mechanism of Action,
Table of Weight-Loss ... approved by the FDA ... #Pharmacology #Table
ADA 2020 Diabetes #management #algorithm #treatment
ADA 2020 Diabetes ... #management #algorithm
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
months ago the FDA ... class is still going ... ARB #Conversion #Table ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
Algorithm for Suspected Tuberculous Pleural Effusion

Thoracentesis
 - AFB + Cultures
 - ADA
 - MTB-PCR

Dr. Udit Chaddha
Algorithm for Suspected ... Tuberculous Pleural Effusion ... + Cultures - ADA ... Tuberculous #Pleural #Effusion ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... arrest PEA (no ... Start vasopressor infusion ... Alex Coutin #PEA ... #arrest #algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... IBD Pearls: • IDA ... differentiate IDA ... modifications Algorithm ... #Fatigue #IBD #Algorithm
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
contraindications - Dosing ... overweight - Dosing ... TID Acamprosate (FDA ... TID Disulfiram (FDA ... #pharmacology #table
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome • Protein-losing ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Algorithm