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Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for VTE treatment and prevention - Comparison Table

#DOAC #Anticoagulants #Anticoagulation #VTE #Management
DOACs) for VTE treatment ... and prevention ... - Comparison Table ... Anticoagulation #VTE #Management ... #Pharmacology #Comparison
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... ortho treatment ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... ortho treatment ... Orthopedics #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Treatment Schema ... given throughout treatment ... #timeline #oncology ... #pediatrics #peds ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Recommendations for Preventing ... Infections in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... CD4 count <100 cells ... Penicilliosis #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... Shift K+ into cells ... blood glucose Prevention ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... vasoconstriction, preventing ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
lymphocytes, smudge cells ... transformation) Treatment ... AIHA, PRCA) • Treatment ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
Treating Isospora belli ... Treating Isospora belli ... Infection General Management ... IsosporaBelli #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Release from blast cells ... Renal Failure Treatment ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology