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Brief Overview of Treatment Agents for COVID-19 - Version 2.01 4/11/2020

#Drugs #Medications #Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology #Table
Agents for COVID ... 2020 #Drugs #Medications ... #Treatment #COVID19 ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Management #MGH
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... pneumonia • COVID ... #Steroids #Indications ... #infections #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... /crush injury, ischemia ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Treatment of giant ... mg/kg/day • Ischemic ... MTX or TCZ in case ... #Management #Relapses ... #Indications #rheumatology
Medication Protocol for Management of Delirium in Older Adults - Always start low and go slow
Olanzapine
for Management ... #Delirium #Medications ... #Protocol #Geriatrics ... #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #Table
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... gastric acidity, medications ... hypoxia and organ ischemia ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 •
Infections in HIV-AIDS Indications ... with ARV (see Table ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS