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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Medications due to #COVID19 ... Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology ... #alternatives #
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Anti-IL6 Agents (Tocilizumab, Siltuximab) in COVID19

IL-6 activates T cells and macrophages, among other cell types (see
Total dose should ... Tocilizumab should ... Neutropenia 2-7% Alternative ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Medications
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
opioid withdrawal should ... comparatively ineffective treatments ... @emupdates #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Pain #NonOpioid #Alternatives
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
/ analgesia or alternatively ... Tachycardia should ... remember to tailor treatment ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
Discussion of alternative ... treatments should ... patient blood management ... Jehovahs #Witnesses #Anesthesia ... #preoperative #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Cryptosporidiosis:
 • Because chronic cryptosporidiosis occurs
immunosuppressed should ... anti-diarrheal agent Alternative ... Management Strategies ... replacement, or alternatively ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
vaccine virus, treatment ... HIV-infected persons should ... PO TID (AII) Alternative ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prior history of treatment ... mg PO daily Alternative ... should be initiated ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
weekly (BIII) Alternative ... Note: Active TB should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology