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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
activity against SARS-CoV ... Coronavirus #SARS-CoV ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension Management ... Pyridostigmine Non-pharmacologic ... Management: • ... Abdominal binder ... #Algorithm #treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
community-acquired pneumonia, MV ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... achieve efficacy may hinder ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Treatment #AUD ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
jejuni - HIV, CMV ... death Miller Fisher ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
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:
psychopathology, anger ... Guideline for the Management ... with ‘treatment ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Treatment Options ... Treatment options ... Triple Therapy (No longer ... is large (> I cm ... #Management #Pharmacology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
eyes, and a 1-cm ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
infections (Candida, CMV ... following alcohol binge ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
in literature (NEJM ... (at least 1-2 cm ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management