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Recommended 1st-line Treatments for HIV

based on the guidelines by @AIDSinfo

 - Infographic by IDagram
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#HIV #Treatments #Medications
Medications #Therapy #Firstline ... #Table #Contradindications
Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used diabetic drugs. 

#pharmacology
side effect and contraindications ... #pharmacology #dm2
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
• Low cost Contraindications ... mL/minute/1.73 rm2 ... mL/minute/1.73 m2 ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
Sulfonylureas - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Binds to the ATP-sensitive potassium channel in pancreatic beta cells,
: Inexpensive Contraindications ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits SGLT2 (sodium/glucose cotransporter 2) in the proximal tubule,
of nephropathy Contraindications ... mL/minute/1.73 m2 ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2 ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #pocus
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
heart disease Contraindications ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
DPP-4 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4), which normally inactivates GLP-1
None specific Contraindications ... Pharmacology #Summary #DM2
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... hypertension and DM ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
index > 160 mL/m2 ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS