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Statin Intensities

Basic refresher of statin intensities! One common thing I see a lot is patients being
Statin Intensities ... Basic refresher of statin ... thing I see a lot ... High #Moderate #Low ... #Pharmacology #
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... #hepatology #HepC ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... pericarditis • Hematologic ... proteins domain: Low ... C3 or low C4, Low ... C3 and low C4
Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR 2021 Guidelines
 - Low Disease Activity
 - Moderate to High Disease Activity
Guidelines - Low ... Tapering DMARDs - Treatment ... Guidelines #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ... PROPHYLAXIS - VTE TREATMENT ... #Prophylaxis #Pharmacology
Lactulose: Mechanism of Action in Hepatic Encephalopathy
Lactulose → ↑ Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid → ↓ pH
NH4+ (relatively low ... #Lactulose #pharmacology ... mechanism #ammonia #hepatology
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
there has been a lot ... investigational treatments ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology
Antibiotic Tissue Penetration

Blood Brain Barrier: Penicilins (IV), 3rd & 4th generation Cephalosporins (IV), Meropenem, TMP-SMX, Metronidazole,
Penetration Blood Brain ... (hydrophilic, low ... ), Vancomycin (low ... inactivated by low ... #Penetration #pharmacology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Onchocerciasis, Loa ... loa, Dirofilaria ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Drugs with low CNS ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology ... #Classification