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FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
, Varenicline (tablet ... release (SR) (tablet ... Tobacco #Cessation #Therapy ... #Comparison #Table ... #Agents #Dosing
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... possible to guide therapy ... preferred & narrowest therapy ... pharmacology #table
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #medications #table
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
history of recurrent infections ... disease • Infectious ... community-acquired infections ... immunoglobulin replacement therapy ... Burns • Protein-losing
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
days) Preferred Therapy ... or Alternative Therapy ... mucoadhesive buccal tablet ... chew, or crush tablet ... opportunistic #infections
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... Hemodynamically stable ... appropriate antibiotic therapy ... Hernodynamically stable
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
which are released during ... Diabetes/DKA Infections ... : • helminth infections ... Cirrhosis • Estrogen therapy
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
complications of targeted therapy ... exclusion: rule out infection ... occur at any time during ... therapy. -1/3 of ... in response to therapy
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
which requires dosing ... only requires dosing ... (that's only 4 injections ... Pharmacists are able ... administer these injections
Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: Why It Might Work
Convalescent plasma (CP) as a passive antibody therapy has
passive antibody therapy ... significant interest during ... from a certain infection ... patients fight the infection6