14 results
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... Given low sensitivity ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... Infectious Diseases
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID19 in the ICU, now ... Infection: Coronavirus Disease ... 31 • First US case ... presentation (85% febrile during ... illness) • 20-40% dyspnea
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Individualized Treatment ... susceptible (or has low ... children with TB disease ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Valvular heart disease ... typical HF sx: dyspnea ... Delivery • Stable ... management #cardiology #treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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infections - rare during ... opportunistic infections ... antibody test) Treatment ... : • ART to slow ... HIV disease progression
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... tremor, pallor, dyspnea ... hypotension (may reflect low ... or arrhythmia) during ... disease: Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Please refer to the table ... below for TB drug dosing ... Guidelines for dosing ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Microsporidiosis in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Chronic Microsporidiosis:
 • Because chronic microsporidiosis occurs
should prevent the disease ... Gastrointestinal Infections Caused ... patients with low ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology