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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... treatment #hcv #medications ... infectiousdisease #hepatology ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment ... #Indications
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
production of pro-inflammatory ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... 100 cells/mm3 g/mL ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
probably < 1500ng/mL ... Best indications ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology # ... levels #lupus #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... if MIC<0.12 ug/ml ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... #pharmacology
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
B - Treatment Indications ... • HIV/HCV co-infection ... • Acute HBV infection ... HBV #Treatment #Indications ... #management #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Gastrointestinal inflammatory ... and M panel Management ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Overview: chronic, inflammatory ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... corticosteroid injections ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... with exaggerated inflammatory ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management