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Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
semaglutide, the same medication ... Patients should ... take any other medications ... been shown non-inferior ... semaglutide #Diabetes #Pharmacology
Anti-IL6 Agents (Tocilizumab, Siltuximab) in COVID19

IL-6 activates T cells and macrophages, among other cell types (see
Total dose should ... Tocilizumab should ... respiratory tract infection ... Siltuximab #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Management #Medications
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
extubation, as it should ... including HTN), and ↑ oral ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
., concomitant medications ... ) for 1–4 doses ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... swelling, significant pain ... Diagnose concomitant infection
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... proximal muscle pain ... hypothyroidism, infection ... slow taper of an oral ... months (until the medication
Dupixent (dupilumab) for Asthma
Dupixent (dupilumab) is a biologic medication that is a dual inhibitor of IL4
is a biologic medication ... are dependent on oral ... as a loading dose ... dupilumab #Asthma #Management ... #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
Quick Guide: Acute Pain ... but are not on a medication ... should be managed ... Surgery - Hold oral ... Perioperative #Pain
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
(Varivax™), 2 doses ... HIV-infected persons should ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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are contacts of infectious ... isolate DST result should ... p-Aminosalicylic acid, High-dose ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology