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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
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... HCQ treatment would ... clinical trial Ever ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... the absence of treatment ... Presentation: Fever ... ulcerated • MSK ... Treatment:
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... depending on their level ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Direct microbial infection ... back pain at/near level ... defined sensory level ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
variable tremor, mask ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #SideEffects #pharmacology
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
cystitis, may have fever ... present or signs of infection ... , such as fever. ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... data • Early treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
lesion(s), the level ... effective for treatment ... control of the infection ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnose concomitant infection ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... nephrolithiasis, serum urate level ... • Serum urate level