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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the ... highlighted circle= clinical ... trial Ever Arias ... Treatment #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... is the main clinical ... ) • Sepsis • Drug-induced ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... Drugs 5. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... immune deficiency, Drugs ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
decrease in HIV-1 RNA level ... superinfection, drug ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Dyskeratosis congenita • Drugs ... - Cytotoxic drugs ... index < 2 • EPO Level ... #diagnosis #management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
contrast important drug ... common beta lactam drugs ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum ... #table #sensitivities
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
tool to assess level ... will vary with clinical ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management