22 results
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Women with in HIV-AIDS ... or been newly diagnosed ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... depending on their level ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Diagnosis - If suspected ... , AIH diagnosis ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... - Strong indications ... #Management #Hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... • Caused by liver ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... reduction; change medication ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS ... Indications for ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #management #pharmacology ... #pharmacology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... disease management ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Presentation: • Fever ... - Antithyroid medications ... index < 2 • EPO Level ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... heart failure, liver ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table