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Acromegaly Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Adults – enlarged facial or acral features, abnormal musculoskeletal growth
Acromegaly Testing ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... enlarged facial or acral ... hours post GTT) • MRI ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
risks/benefits in setting ... highlighted circle= clinical ... trial Ever Arias ... smfarmhosp_smfh #Drugs #Medications ... #Pharmacology #Table
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... : frontal bossing ... • Pituitary testing ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Table Some patients ... interested in medication ... assisted treatment ... naloxone as a trial ... Dosing usually begins
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... RVR - Medications ... exercise, after acute MI ... #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
Clinic, Home, and ... used to guide treatment ... large outcome trials ... • BP measured during ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Eosinophils < 100 Dosing ... : 250 mcg tablet ... recommendations for the treatment ... the use of this medication ... won’t have any clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Change in clinical ... Recent PCI/stenting ... surgery Stress Testing ... CARP, DECREASE V trials
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable ... Serial TTE and close ... management #cardiology #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
prevent TB disease) Indications ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Please refer to the table ... below for TB drug dosing ... Guidelines for dosing