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Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Cyproheptadine * Level ... #prophylaxis #prevention ... #pharmacology # ... neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... • In rare cases ... depending on their level ... #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... Severe typhoid fever ... #management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Recommendations for Preventing ... Preventing First ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Recommendations for Preventing ... Penicillium marneffei Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause ... vasoconstriction, preventing