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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
treatment #hcv #medications ... #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 • Pathophysiology
 • Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
in Cirrhosis • Pathophysiology ... • Indications: ... Cirrhosis #hepatology #management ... #pharmacology # ... indications #dosing
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Dose Steroids - Indications ... StressDose #Steroids #Indications ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
include Lassa fever ... : - Rat-Bite Fever ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Uric Acid Homeostasis
In the liver, purines are metabolized to uric acid. The last step in purine
Homeostasis In the liver ... Homeostasis #Gout #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Management
Atopic Dermatitis - Topical Treatment Options 
First Line: Topical Corticosteroids 
  - High Potency: Betamethasone
After non-pharmacologic ... has a different level ... is the newest medication ... #Pharmacology # ... Dermatology #Management
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
#differential #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... potassium #medications