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Comparison of anti-diabetic or anti-hyperglycemic agents

There are numerous anti-hyperglycemic agents available to manage Type 2 diabetes.
risks, and therapy ... should be tailored ... #pharmacology #pharmacotherapy ... #table #comparison ... #management #medications
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
ED arrival MSK ... dislocations (posterior shoulder ... syndrome - high risk ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
in someone who had ... macular disease, may ... consider risks/ ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... indication of AC ... stress testing may ... surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
patients at highest risk ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... variable tremor, mask ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Risk Factors and ... pregnancy • May ... Delivery • Stable ... Contraception counseling should ... started, patients should
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
for Preventing and ... please refer to Table ... Note: Active TB should ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... at high risk because ... with ARV (see Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
in the ED 1) Should ... /or anxiety may ... /or non-pharmacologic ... Pain #Emergency #diagnosis ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
molecular diagnostic ... empiric treatment should ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology